Chengqu, Shanwei Explained

Chengqu
Native Name:城区
Native Name Lang:zh-hans
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:China Guangdong
Pushpin Label:Chengqu
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guangdong
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Guangdong
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Shanwei
Area Total Km2:421
Population Density Km2:auto
Coor Pinpoint:Chengqu government
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Chengqu, is a district of Shanwei, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.

The district includes Shanwei's central urban area, as well as nearby towns and localities, such as Dongzhou.

The People's Republic of China claims the Pratas Islands (Chinese: 东沙群岛) as part of Chengqu.[1] [2] [3] The island is part of Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (ROC).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://smzt.gd.gov.cn/qhgk/gsqh/200505/sws/. https://web.archive.org/web/20201103005408/http://smzt.gd.gov.cn/qhgk/gsqh/200505/sws/. 3 November 2020. live. zh:汕尾市. zh-hans. 广东省民政厅网站. May 2005. 城区(东沙群岛不是镇建制).
  2. http://nr.gd.gov.cn/attachment/0/328/328278/2265301.jpg. https://web.archive.org/web/20200707201843/http://nr.gd.gov.cn/attachment/0/328/328278/2265301.jpg. 7 July 2020. 30 June 2018. zh-hans. zh:城区地图. Department of Natural Resources of Guangdong Province Chinese: 广东省自然资源厅. Chinese: 广东省国土资源厅. Internet Archive. Chinese: 东沙群岛{....
  3. Web site: SOUTH CHINA SEA: UP FOR GRABS. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170123072513/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP08C01297R000300180018-3.pdf. 23 January 2017. 14 September 1971. Bureau of Intelligence and Research. p.10: "Pratas Reef (Tung-sha Ch'un-tao)The PRC lays claim to the reef by virtue of its assertion that it is the only China."