Prefecture-level city Maoming Postal code 525100 Local time Thursday 8:59 AM Area code 0668 | Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area 2,356 km² Province Guangdong Province | |
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Country People's Republic of China Weather 19°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 90% Humidity Points of interest Nanshan Temple Guanyindian | ||
Huazhou, formerly romanized as Fachow or Fahsien, is a county-level city in southwestern Guangdong Province, China. Bordering Guangxi to the north, it is administrated as part of the prefecture-level city of Maoming. During the 2010 census, its population was 1,178,809, of which 320,418 were considered urban.
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Map of Huazhou, Maoming, Guangdong, China
History
Originally the seat of Hua Prefecture, Huazhou later became the seat of Hua County, which formed part of Gaozhou Commandery. After the Chinese Civil War, it was reörganized and placed under the administration of Maoming.
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Huazhou, Guangdong Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA