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Wuguishan Subdistrict

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Prefecture-level city
  
Zhongshan

Province
  
Guangdong Province

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Country
  
People's Republic of China

Weather
  
23°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 91% Humidity

Wuguishan Subdistrict (Chinese: 五桂山; pinyin: Wǔguìshān; Jyutping: ng5gwai3saan1) is a subdistrict of Zhongshan prefecture-level city, Guangdong province, China. It has a population of 7,400 permanent residents and more than 20,000 migrants. Officially, it is a subdistrict (五桂山街道).

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Name

It derives its name from "Wugui Mountain" (五桂山; Mandarin Pinyin: Wǔguìshān) in the district, which literally means "five osmanthus mountain" in English. The name of Xiangshan County, Zhongshan's old name, also derives from the mountain.

Geography

Situated in the southern part of Zhongshan, it borders with East District, South District, Sanxiang, Nanlang, Banfu of Zhongshan and Jinding town (金鼎鎮) of Zhuhai. It covers an area of 113 square kilometres (44 sq mi).

References

Wuguishan Subdistrict Wikipedia