Guangzhou

Guangzhou, also known as Canton, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong in southern China. Located on the Pearl River, about 120 kilometres northwest of Hong Kong and... Wikipedia

• Country:  China
• Province:  Guangdong
• Settled:  214 BC
• Founded by:  Qin dynasty
• Municipal seat:  Yuexiu District
• Type:  Sub-provincial city
• Body:  Guangzhou Municipal People's Congress
• Party Secretary:  Feng Zhonghua
• Guangzhou Municipal People's Congress Chairman:  Wang Yanshi
• Mayor:  Sun Zhiyang
• CPPCC Chairman:  Li Yiwei
• City:  18,676,605
• Rank:  2nd in Guangdong, 4th in China, 4th in Asia
• Urban:  26,940,000
• Metro:  32,623,413
• Demonym(s):  Cantonese
• Time zone:  China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
• Postal code:  510000
• Area code(s):  (0)20
• ISO 3166 code:  CN-GD-01
• License plate prefixes:  粤A
• City Flower:  Bombax ceiba
• City Bird:  Chinese hwamei
• Languages:  Cantonese, Standard Chinese
• Climate:  Humid subtropical climate (Cfa)
• Website:  gz.gov.cn
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo