Huizhou

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Huizhou
惠州
Wei Zau
—  Prefecture-level city  —
City of Huizhou · 惠州市
Chinese transcription(s)
 - Simplified 惠州
 - Traditional
 - Pinyin Hùizhōu
Location of Huizhou Prefecture within Guangdong
Location of Huizhou Prefecture within Guangdong
Country China
Province Guangdong
City seat Huicheng District
Government
 - CPC Secretary Liu Jinzhou (柳锦州)
 - Mayor Huang Yebin (黄业斌)
Area
 - Total 11,158 km2 (4,308.1 sq mi)
 - Coastline 223.6 km2 (86.3 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 - Total 3,875,000
 - Density 347.3/km2 (899.5/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC)
Area code(s) 0752
GDP ¥68.514 billion (2004)
GDP per capital ¥23,642 (2004)
Licence Plate 粤L

Huizhou (simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Hùizhōu; Cantonese: wai6 zau1) is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. Part of the Pearl River Delta, Huizhou borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the west, Shaoguan to the north, Heyuan to the northeast, Shanwei to the east, Shenzhen and Dongguan to the southwest, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south.

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[edit] Administration

The prefecture-level city of Huizhou administers 5 county-level divisions, including 2 districts and 3 counties.

[edit] Economy

Huizhou gradually gained benefit from the Chinese economic reform in the late 1980s. The blossom of real estate market attracted capital investment from Hong Kong and Taiwan, together with the establishment of factories and plants by these foreign investment.

In the provincial economic development strategy, Huizhou is regarded as a site for a world-class petrochemical industry, as well as the hub for solidifying information technology, and expanding exports and trades.

[edit] Transport

Huizhou is served by the Hong Kong-Beijing Jingjiu railway with two stations: Huizhou West and Huizhou.

[edit] Education

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