Heshan, Guangdong
Heshan (Chinese: 鹤山) , formerly romanized as Hokshan, is a county-level city of Jiangmen City in the southern part of Guangdong Province, China with a total land area of 1,081 square kilometres (417 sq mi) and a population of 530,684 inhabitants as of 2020 census and some 200,000 internal migrants. The city is now being conurbated with Jiangmen and so included in the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Pearl River conurbation with more than 65,57 million inhabitants. There are approximately 360,000 people of Heshan origin or descent living in other parts of the world, particularly in the Americas such as Chile, Peru and the United States.
Heshan
鹤山市 | |
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Location of Heshan City (pink) in Jiangmen City (yellow), Guangdong province, and the PRC | |
Heshan Location of the city centre in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 22°46′N 112°57′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiangmen |
| County seat | Shaping |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 1,081 km2 (417 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • County-level city | 530,684 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 65,565,622 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 529700 |
| Area code | 0750 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 鹤山 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鶴山 | ||||||||||
| Postal | Hokshan | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Crane Mountain | ||||||||||
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Situated about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south west of the provincial capital, Guangzhou, Heshan occupies a strategic location on the Pearl River Delta, commanding the northern gateway to Jiangmen's five prefectures. Along the opposite bank of the same river, lie the two municipalities of Nanhai and Shunde. Heshan is around three hours from Hong Kong and one hour from Macau by road. The city's harbour can accommodate vessels of up to 3,000 long tons (3,050 t). Ships ply from here to Hong Kong directly.