| Huadu | |
| Other Name: | Huaxian |
| Postal Code: | 510800 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Image Map1: | Administrative Division Guangzhou.png |
| Mapsize1: | 200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guangdong |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-provincial city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Guangzhou |
| Area Code: | 020 |
| Area Total Km2: | 961 |
| Population As Of: | 2020[1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Total: | 1,642,360 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| S: | 花都区 |
| T: | 花都區 |
| P: | Huādū Qū |
| Gd: | fa1 dou1 kêu1 |
| J: | faa1 dou1 keoi1 |
| Y: | Fādōu Kēui |
| C2: | 花都 |
| P2: | Huādū |
| Gd2: | fa1 dou1 |
| J2: | faa1 dou1 |
| Y2: | Fādōu |
| L2: | flower capital |
| S3: | 花县 |
| T3: | 花縣 |
| P3: | Huāxiàn |
| Gd3: | fa1 yun2 |
| J3: | faa1 jyun2 |
| Y3: | Fāyún |
| Showflag: | jp |
| Order: | st |
Huadu District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong, China. It is located in the far northern suburbs of the city.
Xinhua Town is the seat of local government, and of the district CCP committee.[2]
While the Cantonese dialect is universally spoken, about 1/3 of the population consists of Hakka dialect speaking peoples.[3] The district is the ancestral home of many Overseas Chinese.
Formerly known as Hua County, it was the hometown of many Taiping Rebellion leaders like Hong Xiuquan and Hong Rengan.
The district was established in the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) as a county, Hua County or Huaxian (also known as Fahsien), which was located north of the then city limits of Guangzhou. It remained a county until 1993, when it was recognized as a city and renamed as Huadu . In 2000, it became an attached northern suburban district of the expanded municipality of Guangzhou.
Natives of Huadu speak a dialect of Yue Chinese called Huaxian (or Fahsien). In addition to its population, Huadu is the hometown of approximately 300,000 overseas Chinese, including a large number in the Republic of Panama, and some in Hong Kong and Macao.
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou's main airport, is located in the district, as is Guangzhou North Railway Station on the Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway.
Huadu District is rich in natural resources. With a rich rainfall, Huadu is abundant in a variety of crops, vegetables, tea, litchis, bananas, longans, peanuts and sugarcane.
Jingtang Lotus Roots are thought to originate here in Jingtang Town.
The mines proved up are up to 18 varieties among which the largely-reserved and high-rank limestone, kaolin, clay and granite etc. have a bright future of mining. The district also is rich in water. The annual flux of the surface water on average for years is 1.15 billion cubic meters. There are 17 reservoirs of medium and small size in the district. The Liuxi River and Bajiang River are across the district.[4]
There are currently 4 subdistricts and 6 towns.
On 2 December 2013 three new subdistricts (Huacheng, Xiuquan, & Xinya) were established from carving out Xinhua Subdistrict, while upgrading Yayao Town into a subdistrict.[5]
| Name | Chinese (S) | Population (2010)[6] | Area (km2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 新华街道 | Xīnhuá Jiēdào | sen1 wa4 gai1 dou6 | 381,311 | 29.81 | ||
| 花城街道 | Huāchéng Jiēdào | fa1 xing4 gai1 dou6 | 26.56 | |||
| 新雅街道 | Xīnyǎ Jiēdào | sen1 nga5 gai1 dou6 | 20,520 | 32.98 | ||
| 秀全街道 | Xiùquán Jiēdào | seo3 qun4 gai1 dou6 | 54.19 | |||
| Timian town | 梯面镇 | Tīmiàn Zhèn | tei1 min6 zen3 | 9,516 | 91.20 | |
| Huashan town | 花山镇 | Huāshān Zhèn | fa1 san1 zen3 | 99,262 | 116.40 | |
| Tanbu town | 炭步镇 | Tànbù Zhèn | tan3 bou6 zen3 | 55,797 | 113.33 | |
| Chini town | 赤坭镇 | Chìní Zhèn | cég3 nei4 zen3 | 56,609 | 160.03 | |
| Shiling town | 狮岭镇 | Shīlǐng Zhèn | xi1 léng5 zen3 | 203,254 | 136.31 | |
| Huadong town | 花东镇 | Huādōng Zhèn | fa1 dung1 zen3 | 118,736 | 208.44 |
Huadu is currently service by two metro line operated by Guangzhou Metro: