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For the state-level new area, see Nansha New Area.
Not to be confused with Nanshan District, Shenzhen or Nansha District, Sansha.
Nansha
南沙区
District
Nansha Temple of Tianhou (Mazu)
Nansha Temple of Tianhou (Mazu)
  Nansha in Guangzhou
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Sub-provincial cityGuangzhou
Area
 • Total803 km2 (310 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total260,000
 • Density320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code020
Websitehttp://www.gzns.gov.cn/
Nansha, Guangzhou
Simplified Chinese南沙区
Traditional Chinese南沙區
Guangdong Romanizationnam4 sa1 kêu1
Hanyu PinyinNánshā Qū
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNánshā Qū
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationNàahmsā Kēui
Jyutpingnaam4 saa1 keoi1
Canton Romanizationnam4 sa1 kêu1
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese南沙
Guangdong Romanizationnam4 sa1
Hanyu PinyinNánshā
Literal meaningsouth sands
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNánshā
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationNàahmsā
Jyutpingnaam4 saa1
Canton Romanizationnam4 sa1
Nansha Sunflowers Garden

Nansha District, is a district of Guangzhou, China. It is the home of the present-day port of Guangzhou, as well as the Nansha Wetland Park.

The Nansha Technology Development Zone was carved out of Panyu District in 1993. In 2005 it was named Nansha District. In September 2012, Nansha was designated a State-level New Area (国家级新区) as Nansha New Area the sixth such area.[1]

Administrative divisions

Name Chinese (S) Hanyu Pinyin Canton Romanization Population (2010)[2] Area (km2)
Nansha Subdistrict 南沙街道 Nánshā Jiēdào nam4 sa1 gai1 dou6 112,151 57.80
Zhujiang Subdistrict 珠江街道 Zhūjiāng Jiēdào ju1 gong1 gai1 dou6 28,575 41.50
Longxue Subdistrict 龙穴街道 Lóngxué Jiēdào lung4 yud6 gai1 dou6 44,891 128.90
Wanqingsha Town 万顷沙镇 Wànqǐngshā Zhèn man6 king2 sa1 zen3 319.20
Huangge Town 黄阁镇 Huánggé Zhèn wong4 gog3 zen3 43,791 76.50
Hengli Town 横沥镇 Hénglì Zhèn wang4 lig6 zen3 30,492 54.00
Dongchong Town 东涌镇 Dōngchōng Zhèn dung1 chung1 zen3 147,228 92.00
Dagang Town 大岗镇 Dàgǎng Zhèn dai6 gong1 zen3 125,011 90.07
Lanhe Town 榄核镇 Lǎnhé Zhèn lam5 hed6 zen3 73,078 74.48

Transportation

Metro

Nansha is currently served by one metro line operated by Guangzhou Metro:

References

  1. ^ China Daily Nansha New Area launched Updated: 2012-09-13 14:56 "China has mapped out a new State-level development zone in South China's Guangdong province, the Shanghai Securities News reported on Wednesday. As the country's sixth State-level New Area, the Nansha New Area is expected to get national support from a series of preferential policies and innovation reforms on tax policy, land management, financial innovation and industrial development. The other zones are in Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing, as well as Zhejiang and Gansu provinces."
  2. ^ shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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