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Guangzhou, referred to as Yangcheng, Huacheng and Wuyang for short, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, a provincial capital and sub-provincial city, a national central city, a megacity and a core city of Guangzhou metropolitan area, and an important central city, an international business center and a comprehensive transportation hub in China as determined by the State Council.

As of 202 1, there are 1 1 districts in the city, with a total area of 7434.40 square kilometers, permanent population 18870600, urban population 16263600, and the urbanization rate is 86.46%.

Guangzhou is located in the south of China, in the lower reaches of the Pearl River, near the South China Sea. It is located at112 57'-114 3' and 22 26'-23 56' north latitude, bordering Huizhou in the east, Foshan in the west, Qingyuan and Shaoguan in the north and Shaoguan in the south.

Guangzhou was rated as a first-tier city in the world by GaWC, and the China Import and Export Fair held every year attracted a large number of merchants, a large number of foreign-funded enterprises and Fortune 500 enterprises.

20 17 Forbes ranked second in the list of the best commercial cities in Chinese mainland; China's top 100 cities ranked third. In 20 18, Guangzhou's human development index ranked first in the country, and the national central city index ranked third in the country.