Leased Territory of Guangzhouwan

Kouang-Tchéou-Wan 廣州灣
1898–1945
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Location of Kwangchow Wan and French Indochina
Status	Leased territory of France
Capital	Fort-Bayard
Common languages	French (official) Cantonese
Historical era	New Imperialism
• French occupation	22 April 1898
• Leased by France	29 May 1898
• Administered by French Indochina	5 January 1900
• Occupied by Japan	21 February 1943
• Returned by France	18 August 1945
Area
1,300 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population
• 1911	189,000
• 1935	209,000
Currency	French Indochinese piastre
Preceded by Succeeded by Zhanjiang Zhanjiang

The Leased Territory of Guangzhouwan, officially the Territoire de Kouang-Tchéou-Wan,^{[nb 1]} was a territory on the coast of Zhanjiang in China leased to France and administered by French Indochina.^[1] The capital of the territory was Fort-Bayard, present-day Zhanjiang.^{[nb 2]}

The Japanese occupied the territory in February 1943. In 1945, following the surrender of Japan, France formally relinquished Guangzhouwan to China. The territory did not experience the rapid growth in population that other parts of coastal China experienced, rising from 189,000 in the early 20th century^[2] to just 209,000 in 1935.^[3] Industries included shipping and coal mining.

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