Meizhou (Guangdong)
| Meizhou - 梅州 市 | |
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| Basic data | |
| Greater Region: | South china |
| Province : | Guangdong |
| Status: | district-free city |
| Population (2010) | |
| - Metropolitan area : | 4.36 million |
| - District: | 612,551 |
| Area city district: | 15,925 km² |
| Area region: | 187,350 km² |
| Telephone code: | 0753 |
| POSTCODE: | 514000 |
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| Location of Meizhou in China | |
Meizhou ( Chinese 梅州 市 , Pinyin Méizhōu Shì ) is a district-free city in Guangdong Province in the People's Republic of China . Meizhou is located in the northeast of the province and is bordered by Fujian Province in the northeast and Jiangxi Province in the northwest . The municipal government is located in the Meijiang District . Most of the people in Meizhou speak Hakka .
history
Meizhou was formed as a prefecture in the 9th century . Meizhou City was finally established in 1988.
Administrative structure
Meizhou is made up of two boroughs , five counties and one urban district. These are:
- Meijiang district (梅江 区), 323 km², approx. 306,100 inhabitants;
- Meixian district (梅县 区), 2,755 km², approx. 610,000 inhabitants;
- Dabu district (大埔县), 2,470 km², approx. 520,000 inhabitants;
- Fengshun district (丰顺 县), 2,710 km², approx. 660,000 inhabitants;
- Wuhua district (五 华县), 3,226 km², approx. 1.19 million inhabitants;
- Pingyuan County (平远县), 1,381 km², approx. 250,000 inhabitants;
- Jiaoling District (蕉岭 县), 957 km², approx. 220,000 inhabitants;
- City of Xingning (兴宁 市), 2,104 km², approx. 1.12 million inhabitants;
Personalities
- Ye Jianying , former President of the People's Republic of China .
- Huang Zunxian , civil servant, writer, poet in the late Qing period .
Web links
Commons : Meizhou - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Official website of Meizhou City (Chin.)
Coordinates: 24 ° 19 ' N , 116 ° 6' E