Heyuan

Heyuan
河源市
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Location of Heyuan City jurisdiction in Guangdong
Location of Heyuan City jurisdiction in Guangdong
Heyuan is located in China
Heyuan
Heyuan
Location in China
Coordinates (Heyuan municipal government): 23°44′39″N 114°42′01″E / 23.7443°N 114.7002°E / 23.7443; 114.7002
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Municipal seatYuancheng District
Area
 • Prefecture-level city15,653.63 km2 (6,043.90 sq mi)
 • Urban
361.5 km2 (139.6 sq mi)
 • Metro
4,370.6 km2 (1,687.5 sq mi)
Elevation
39 m (128 ft)
Population
 (2020 Census[1])
 • Prefecture-level city2,837,686
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
 • Urban
703,607
 • Urban density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,051,993
 • Metro density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 127.4 billion
US$ 19.7 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 44,886
US$ 6,958
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code0762
ISO 3166 codeCN-GD-16
License Plate粤P
Heyuan
"Heyuan", as written in Chinese calligraphy
Chinese河源
Hanyu PinyinHéyuán
Cantonese YaleHòhyùhn
PostalHoyun
Literal meaningRiver spring

Heyuan (Chinese: 河源; Jyutping: ho4 jyun4, Hakka: Fò-Ngiàn) is a prefecture-level city of Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,837,686 whom 1,051,993 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Yuancheng urban District and Dongyuan County largely being urbanized. Zijin County itself is quickly being conurbated in the agglomeration. The majority of the people are Hakka. The city includes many rainforests and the largest lake in Guangdong: Xinfengjiang Reservoir. The literal meaning of the city's name is "origin of the river". It has recently been officially titled as the "Hometown of the Dinosaur in China", due to the thousands of dinosaur egg fossils that have been unearthed in its vicinity.[3]

  1. ^ "China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ 广东省统计局、国家统计局广东调查总队 (August 2016). 《广东统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7837-7. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017.
  3. ^ Qian, Wang (11 April 2005). "Heyuan, Hometown of the Dinosaur". China.org.cn. Retrieved 5 August 2015.

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