Zhuhai

Zhuhai 珠海市 Chuhai
Prefecture-level city
From top, left to right: Aerial view of Zhuhai City from Mount Phoenix; Jintai Temple; Zhuhai Grand Theatre and the Deyuefang Restaurant on Yeli Dao; Hengqin New Area; the Statue of Fisher Girl, and Lover's Road;
Nickname(s):  City of Romance (浪漫之城); City of hundred islands (百岛之城)
Location of Zhuhai in Guangdong
Zhuhai Location in China
Coordinates: 22°16′18″N 113°34′37″E / 22.2716°N 113.5769°E / 22.2716; 113.5769
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Municipal seat	Xiangzhou District
Government
• Type	Prefecture-level city
• Body	Zhuhai Municipal People's Congress
• CCP Committee Secretary	Lü Yuyin [zh] (吕玉印)
• Mayor	Huang Zhihao [zh] (黄志豪)
Area
• Prefecture-level city	1,724.32 km2 (665.76 sq mi)
• Water	690 km2 (270 sq mi)
• Urban	1,724.32 km2 (665.76 sq mi)
• Metro	19,870.4 km2 (7,672.0 sq mi)
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population  (2020 census[1])
• Prefecture-level city	2,439,585
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
• Urban	2,439,585
• Urban density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
• Metro	65,565,622
• Metro density	3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi)
GDP[2]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 388.2 billion US$ 60.2 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 157,914 US$ 24,477
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code	519000
Area code	0756
ISO 3166 code	CN-GD-04
License plate prefixes	粤C
Website	zhuhai.gov.cn (in Chinese)

Zhuhai
"Zhuhai" in Chinese
Chinese	珠海
Cantonese Yale	Jyū-hói
Postal	Chuhai
Literal meaning	"Pearl Sea"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhūhǎi Wade–Giles Chu-hai IPA [ʈʂú.xàɪ] Hakka Romanization Zu1-hoi3 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Jyū-hói Jyutping Zyu1-hoi2 IPA [tsyː˥hɔːi˧˥]

Zhuhai^[a] is a prefecture-level city located on the west bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, on the southeastern edge of the Pearl River Delta. Its name literally means "pearl sea", which originates from the city's location at the mouth of the Pearl River meeting the South China Sea. Zhuhai borders Jiangmen to the west, Zhongshan to the north and Macau to the southeast, and shares maritime boundaries with Shenzhen and Hong Kong to the northeast across the estuary.

Zhuhai was one of the original four Special Economic Zones established in 1980, as well as one of China's premier tourist destinations, being called the Chinese Riviera. While the city is located in the traditionally Cantonese-speaking province of Guangdong, a significant portion of the population is now made up of Mandarin-speaking economic migrants originally from inland provinces.

The core of Zhuhai, Xiangzhou District along with Macao, in the northeastern portion of the administrative division, are part of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area, the biggest built-up area in the world with more than 65,565,622 inhabitants as of the 2020 census, encompassing Shenzhen, Dongguan, Foshan, Zhongshan, Macau, the main part of Guangzhou, and small parts of Jiangmen and Huizhou cities but with Hong Kong not quite conurbated yet.

According to a report released in 2014 by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Zhuhai is the most livable city in China.^[4] Zhuhai is classified as a Medium-Port Metropolis.^[5]

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