Guangzhou, referred to as Yangcheng and Huacheng for short, is the capital of Guangdong Province, a sub-provincial city, a national central city, a megacity, an international metropolis, an international business center, an international comprehensive transportation hub, a national comprehensive gateway city, the first batch of coastal open cities, and the seat of the Southern Theater Command.
Guangzhou is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province, on the northern edge of the Pearl River Delta, near the South China Sea, Hong Kong and Macao. It is the south gate of China to the world, the core city of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the Pan-Pearl River Delta Economic Zone, and the hub city of the Belt and Road Initiative. Guangzhou, with a total area of 7434 square kilometers, is under the jurisdiction of 1 1 municipal district, with a maritime subtropical monsoon climate, warm and rainy, sufficient light and heat, and evergreen plants in all seasons. Guangzhou has been rated as a first-tier city in the world by global authorities.
Geographical location:
Guangzhou is located in the south of Chinese mainland, south-central Guangdong Province, on the northern edge of the Pearl River Delta, close to the lower reaches of the Pearl River Basin. Its range is 1 12 degrees 57 minutes east to 1 14 degrees 3 minutes north to 22 degrees 26 minutes north to 23 degrees 56 minutes, covering an area of 7,434.4 square kilometers. It is adjacent to Boluo and Longmen counties in Huizhou in the east, Sanshui, Nanhai and Shunde districts in Foshan in the west, Qingyuan, Fogang and Xinfeng counties in Shaoguan in the north, Dongguan and Zhongshan in the south, and faces Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions across the sea. ?
Guangzhou is a hilly area, with high terrain in the northeast and low terrain in the southwest, with mountains facing the sea, hilly areas in the north and concentrated forests. The highest peak is Paradise Peak at the junction of Conghua City and Longmen County in the north, with an altitude of 1, 2 10/0m. The middle and low mountains in Northeast China are Baiyun Mountain, which is called "City Lung". The central part is a hilly basin and the southern part is a coastal alluvial plain, which is an integral part of the Pearl River Delta.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Guangzhou.