Foshan

Foshan
佛山市
Fatshan
Clockwise from top right: Zumiao of Foshan, Qingyun Tower in Shunfengshan Park, Foshan New Town in Shunde, Guanyin atop Mount Xiqiao, & Downtown Foshan in Chancheng
Clockwise from top right: Zumiao of Foshan, Qingyun Tower in Shunfengshan Park, Foshan New Town in Shunde, Guanyin atop Mount Xiqiao, & Downtown Foshan in Chancheng
Nickname: 
(Chan)
Map
Location of Foshan in Guangdong
Location of Foshan in Guangdong
Coordinates (Foshan municipal government): 23°01′17″N 113°07′18″E / 23.0214°N 113.1216°E / 23.0214; 113.1216
CountryChina China
ProvinceGuangdong
Municipal seatChancheng District
Government
 • CPC Committee SecretaryLu Yi (鲁毅)
 • MayorZhu Wei (朱伟)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city3,848 km2 (1,486 sq mi)
 • Water690 km2 (270 sq mi)
 • Urban
3,848 km2 (1,486 sq mi)
 • Metro
19,870.4 km2 (7,672.0 sq mi)
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Prefecture-level city9,498,863
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
 • Urban
9,498,693
 • Urban density2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi)
 • Metro
65,594,622
 • Metro density3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 1.759 trillion
US$ 166.8 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 127,085
US$ 19,699
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code
528000
Area code(0)757
ISO 3166 codeCN-GD-06
Licence plate prefixes
  • 粤E
  • 粤Y (for motor vehicles registered in Nanhai before February 2018)
  • 粤X (for motor vehicles registered in Shunde before February 2018)
Websitefoshan.gov.cn
Foshan
"Foshan" in Chinese characters
Chinese佛山
Hanyu PinyinFóshān
Cantonese YaleFahtsàan or Fahtsāan
PostalFatshan
Literal meaning"Buddha Mountain"

Foshan[a] is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. The entire prefecture covers 3,848 km2 (1,486 sq mi) and had a population of 9,498,863 as of the 2020 census. The city is part of the western side of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone whose built-up (or metro) area was home to 65,694,622 inhabitants as of 2020 (excluding Hong Kong not conurbated yet), making it the biggest urban area of the world.

Foshan is regarded as the home of Cantonese opera, a genre of Chinese opera; Nanquan, a martial art; and lion dancing.

  1. ^ "China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  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 2017-12-22.


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