Xiangzhou, Zhuhai
District in Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Xiangzhou District (simplified Chinese: 香洲区; traditional Chinese: 香洲區; pinyin: Xiāngzhōu qū; lit. 'Fragrant Inlet') is a district of Zhuhai, Guangdong province. It is located at the southwest corner of the Pearl River Delta, bordering Macau to the south and southeast. The district is the political, financial, transit, and cultural center of Zhuhai.
Xiangzhou
香洲区 | |
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 Location in Zhuhai | |
  Xiangzhou Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 22°15′58″N 113°32′36″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhuhai |
| Area | |
• Total | 476 km2 (184 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,384,317 [citation needed] |
| • Density | 2,910/km2 (7,530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 519000 |
| Website | http://www.zhxz.gov.cn/ |
| Xiangzhou, Zhuhai | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 香洲区 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 香洲區 | ||||||
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Administration
The district is divided in 9 subdistricts and 6 towns. It includes numerous small islands in the Pearl River Estuary, including many situated to the south of Hong Kong.
| Name | Chinese (S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[1] | Area (km2) | |
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| Meihua Subdistrict | 梅华街道 | Méihuá jiēdào | 91,172 | 9.80 | |
| Gongbei Subdistrict | 拱北街道 | Gǒngběi jiēdào | 105,130 | 10.00 | |
| Jida Subdistrict | 吉大街道 | Jídà jiēdào | 81,088 | 11.70 | |
| Cuixiang Subdistrict | 翠香街道 | Cuìxiāng jiēdào | 106,661 | 28.00 | |
| Shishan Subdistrict | 狮山街道 | Shīshān jiēdào | 56,956 | 8.20 | |
| Xiangwan Subdistrict | 香湾街道 | Xiāngwān jiēdào | 48,482 | 32.40 | |
| Qianshan Subdistrict | 前山街道 | Qiánshān jiēdào | 184,738 | 53.00 | |
| Fengshan Subdistrict | 凤山街道 | Fèngshān jiēdào | |||
| Wanzi Subdistrict | 湾仔街道 | Wānzǐ jiēdào | 26,645 | 30.50 | |
| Nanping town | 南屏镇 | Nánpíng zhèn | 70,934 | 60.70 | |
| Zhuhai National Hi-Tech | Tangjiawan town | 唐家湾镇 | Tángjiāwān zhèn | 109,152 | 130.00 |
| Guangdong-Macao In-Depth | Hengqin town | 横琴镇 | Héngqín zhèn | 6,914 | 476.00 |
| Wanshan Marine Development Experimental Zone | Guishan town | 桂山镇 | Guìshān zhèn | 1,745 | 18.00 |
| Dan'gan town | 担杆镇 | Dān'gān zhèn | 1,860 | 40.00 | |
| Wanshan town | 万山镇 | Wànshān zhèn | 1,208 | 23.00 | |
Education
Zhuhai Girls' Middle School, a private girls' junior-senior high school, is in Xiangzhou District.[2]
QSI International School of Zhuhai is in Wanzi Subdistrict, Xiangzhou District.[3] QSI Zhuhai previously was in Building 2B, Hengxin Industry District (恒信工业区), Gongbei Subdistrict, Xiangzhou District.[4] It was later on the campus of Zhuhai Girls' Middle School in Xiangzhou District.[5]
The Zhuhai Japanese Saturday School (珠海日本人補習校),[6] a supplementary Japanese school, holds classes at QSI Zhuhai.[7]