Dongqu Subdistrict Explained

Dongqu
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:Subdistrict
Pushpin Map:China Guangdong
Pushpin Label:Dongqu
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:Zhongshan
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:22.7675°N 113.2961°W
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8

Dongqu Subdistrict, also known as East Subdistrict, or Eastern Subdistrict, is a subdistrict of Zhongshan City, Guangdong, China, which was established in 1987. It is the location of the Zhongshan Municipal Government, and is the political, economic, and cultural centre the city, and is renowned for being the (ancestral) hometown of 32,000 overseas Chinese. It covers and permanent population of 120,000.[1] Officially, it is a subdistrict (Chinese: 东区街道).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.zs.gov.cn/english/government/districts/view/index.action?id=38987 East District, Zhongshan
  2. http://www.xzqh.org/html/2010/1123/21404.html 2009 年中山市行政区划