Nanhai District belongs to Foshan City. Nanhai District, under the jurisdiction of Foshan City, Guangdong Province, is located in the hinterland of the Pearl River Delta, adjacent to Guangzhou and Hong Kong and Macao. It borders Guangzhou in the east, Sanshui District and Gaoming District in the west, Shunde District, Pengjiang District of Jiangmen City and Heshan City across the Xijiang River in the south, Huadu District of Guangzhou in the north and Chancheng District in the south-central part, with a total area of 107 1.55 square kilometers.

1958 12, Nanhai and Sanshui counties merged, initially called Nansan County, and later renamed Nanhai County. From June 65438 to June 0983, Guangdong Province implemented the system of city governing counties, and Nanhai County was subordinate to Foshan City. 1On September 23, 992, Nanhai withdrew its county and set up a city, which was managed by Foshan City. On June 8, 2002,65438+February 8, 2002, Nanhai City, a county-level city, was abolished and Nanhai District of Foshan City was established. The administrative area of Nanhai District is the former county-level Nanhai City.