Yangchun

Yangchun
阳春市
County-level city
Yangchun

Location of the county

Coordinates: 22°10′30″N 111°47′30″E / 22.17500°N 111.79167°E / 22.17500; 111.79167Coordinates: 22°10′30″N 111°47′30″E / 22.17500°N 111.79167°E / 22.17500; 111.79167
Country China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture-level city Yangjiang
Area
  Total 4,055 km2 (1,566 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)
  Total 849,504
  Density 210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 529600
Area code(s) 662
Vehicle registration 粤 Q
Licence plates 粤QX, 粤QY
Website Official website
Yangchun
Traditional Chinese 陽春
Simplified Chinese 阳春
Postal Yeungchun
Literal meaning Sunny Spring
Yang Spring

Yangchun, formerly romanized as Yeungchun,[lower-alpha 1] Yung-chun,[1] and Yang-chuen.[2]</ref> is a county-level city in southwestern Guangdong, China, administered as a part of the prefecture-level city of Yangjiang. Yangchun has an area of 4,055 km2 (1,566 sq mi) and had approximately 1.05 million inhabitants in 2003.

History

Under the Qing, Yangchun County made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.[3]

Administrative divisions

Yangchun (as Chunzhou) on the 1136 Yuji Tu

Yangchun is divided into the urban quarter Chuncheng (春城街道) and fifteen towns (镇).[4]

The municipalities are:

Notes

  1. Yangchun has also been romanized as Yang Chun,<ref name='FOOTNOTEBolton ,<span>,&,</span>, al.1941[https://books.google.com.hk/books?id=6irEoGgDrm4C,<span>,&,</span>,pg=PA262 262]'>Bolton & al. (1941), p. 262.

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