Panyu District is a municipal district of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, located in the south-central part of Guangzhou, in the geographical center of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao, Haizhu District of Guangzhou in the north, Shiziyang in the east, Dongguan across the river in the west, Nanhai District and Shunde District of Foshan City in the west, the Pearl River Estuary in the south and Nansha District in the south.
The administrative division covers an area of about 530 square kilometers and governs 5 towns, 1 1 street and 275 villages (communities). ? According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0: 00 165438+ 10/in June 2020, the resident population of Panyu District was 2,658,397. ?
Panyu was established in the thirty-third year of Qin Shihuang (2 14 BC). It is an important birthplace of Lingnan culture and one of the starting points of the Maritime Silk Road. Guangdong architecture, Lingnan school of painting, Cantonese opera and Guangdong music have a long history, as well as folk arts such as fish dance, floating color, begging for cleverness and lion awakening.
Panyu district division
On March 18, 2002, with the approval of the Guangdong Provincial People's Government, Lianhuashan Town was abolished, the administrative area was merged into Shilou Town, tanzhou town was abolished, the administrative area was merged into dagang town, Xinken Town was abolished, and the administrative area was merged into Wanqingsha Town.
On March 25th, 2002, with the approval of Guangzhou Municipal People's Government, Shiqiao Sub-district Office was divided into four sub-district offices, namely Shiqiao, Shatou, Donghuan and Qiaonan, as the dispatched offices of Panyu District People's Government.
On April 28th, 2005, the State Council approved the establishment of Nansha District in Guangzhou, and put Nansha Street in Panyu District and parts of Wanqingsha Town, hengli town and huangge town, Miaonan Village, Qiyi Village and Miao Qing Village in Lingshan Town, Qingsheng Village, Shagongbao Village and parts of shipai village in Tung Chung Town under the jurisdiction of Nansha District.
On June 20th, 2006, with the approval of Guangdong Provincial People's Government, Lingshan Town was abolished, and the administrative areas were merged into He Lan Town, dagang town Town and Tung Chung Town respectively. Abolish Yuwotou Town and merge its administrative area into Tung Chung Town.
On June 20th, 2006, with the approval of Guangzhou Municipal People's Government, Dashi Sub-district Office was established as Dashi Sub-district Office and Luopu Sub-district Office.
On June 20th, 2006,65438+February 20th, 2006, with the approval of Guangzhou Municipal People's Government, the administrative areas of Chen Yong, Chi Yong and Caohe Villagers' Committees in Shawan Town and Longzhen Community Neighborhood Committee were placed under the jurisdiction of Qiaonan Sub-district Office.
The above contents refer to the encyclopedia-Panyu District.