Leased Territory of Guangzhouwan
The Leased Territory of Guangzhouwan, officially the Territoire de Kouang-Tchéou-Wan, was a territory on the coast of Zhanjiang in China leased to France and administered by French Indochina. The capital of the territory was Fort-Bayard, present-day Zhanjiang.
Kouang-Tchéou-Wan 廣州灣 | |||||||||
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| 1898–1945 | |||||||||
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Location of Kwangchow Wan and French Indochina | |||||||||
| Status | Leased territory of France | ||||||||
| Capital | Fort-Bayard | ||||||||
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| Historical era | New Imperialism | ||||||||
• French occupation | 22 April 1898 | ||||||||
• Leased by France | 29 May 1898 | ||||||||
• Administered by French Indochina | 5 January 1900 | ||||||||
• Occupied by Japan | 21 February 1943 | ||||||||
• Returned by France | 18 August 1945 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1,300 km2 (500 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1911 | 189,000 | ||||||||
• 1935 | 209,000 | ||||||||
| Currency | French Indochinese piastre | ||||||||
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| Leased Territory of Guangzhouwan | |||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 廣州灣 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 广州湾 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Guangzhou Bay | ||||||||||||
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The Japanese occupied the territory in February 1943. In 1945, following the surrender of Japan, France formally relinquished Guangzhouwan to China. The territory did not experience the rapid growth in population that other parts of coastal China experienced, rising from 189,000 in the early 20th century to just 209,000 in 1935. Industries included shipping and coal mining.
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