Nansha District

Nansha District and Nansha New Area is one of 11 urban districts and a state-level new area of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. It is the home of the present-day port of Guangzhou, as well as the Nansha Wetland Park.

Not to be confused with Nanshan District, Shenzhen or Nansha District, Sansha.
Nansha

南沙区 / 南沙新区
District & State-level new area
Nansha Temple of Tianhou (Mazu)
  Nansha in Guangzhou
Coordinates: 22°50′18″N 113°36′30″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Sub-provincial cityGuangzhou
Area
 • Total544.12 km2 (210.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total260,000
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
440115
Area code(s)020
Websitehttp://www.gzns.gov.cn/
Nansha District
Simplified Chinese南沙区
Traditional Chinese南沙區
Guangdong Romanizationnam4 sa1 kêu1
Hanyu PinyinNánshā Qū
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese南沙新区
Traditional Chinese南沙新區
Guangdong Romanizationnam4 sa1 sen1 kêu1
Hanyu PinyinNánshā Xīnqū
Second alternative Chinese name
Chinese南沙
Guangdong Romanizationnam4 sa1
Hanyu PinyinNánshā
Literal meaningsouth sands
Nansha Sunflowers Garden

The Nansha Technology Development Zone was carved out of Panyu District in 1993. In 2005, it was named Nansha District. In September 2012, Nansha was designated a State-level New Area as Nansha New Area, the sixth such area.[1]

New area

Nansha is the newly established state-level new area (special economic and political administration zone) under the direct control of Guangzhou Municipal Government on September 2012.[2]

On September 2012 Nansha New Area was approved by the State Council of China's Central Government as the sixth state-level new area (followed by Pudong of Shanghai, Binhai of Tianjin, Liangjiang of Chongqing, Zhoushan of Zhejiang, and Lanzhou New Area, Gansu), which is also the first state-level new development area in South Central China.

Administrative divisions
NameChinese (S)Hanyu PinyinCanton RomanizationPopulation (2010)[3]Area (km2)
Nansha Subdistrict南沙街道Nánshā Jiēdàonam4 sa1 gai1 dou6112,15157.80
Zhujiang Subdistrict珠江街道Zhūjiāng Jiēdàoju1 gong1 gai1 dou628,57541.50
Longxue Subdistrict龙穴街道Lóngxué Jiēdàolung4 yud6 gai1 dou644,891128.90
Wanqingsha Town万顷沙镇Wànqǐngshā Zhènman6 king2 sa1 zen3319.20
Huangge Town黄阁镇Huánggé Zhènwong4 gog3 zen343,79176.50
Hengli Town横沥镇Hénglì Zhènwang4 lig6 zen330,49254.00
Dongchong Town东涌镇Dōngchōng Zhèndung1 chung1 zen3147,22892.00
Dagang Town大岗镇Dàgǎng Zhèndai6 gong1 zen3125,01190.07
Lanhe Town榄核镇Lǎnhé Zhènlam5 hed6 zen373,07874.48

Transportation

Metro

Nansha is currently served by one metro line operated by Guangzhou Metro:

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References
  1. China Daily Nansha New Area launched Updated: 2012-09-13 14:56 "China has mapped out a new State-level development zone in South China's Guangdong province, the Shanghai Securities News reported on Wednesday. As the country's sixth State-level New Area, the Nansha New Area is expected to get national support from a series of preferential policies and innovation reforms on tax policy, land management, financial innovation and industrial development. The other zones are in Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing, as well as Zhejiang and Gansu provinces."
  2. China Daily Nansha New Area launched Updated: 2012-09-13 14:56 "China has mapped out a new State-level development zone in South China's Guangdong province, the Shanghai Securities News reported on Wednesday. As the country's sixth State-level New Area, the Nansha New Area is expected to get national support from a series of preferential policies and innovation reforms on tax policy, land management, financial innovation and industrial development. The other zones are in Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing, as well as Zhejiang and Gansu provinces."
  3. shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.
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