General

City Name: Jiangmen

City Flower: azalea

Language: Mandarin/Cantonese

 
Geography

Location: Located in the west of the Pearl River Delta, facing South China Sea and adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao, Jiangmen borders Foshan northward, and Yangjiang southward.

Territory: 9,541 square kilometers

Climate: Abundant in rainfall, Jiangmen enjoys mild subtropical maritime monsoon climate with an annual average temperature at 21.6-22.8 degrees centigrade, an annual average rainfall at 1,690 millimeters, and an annual total sunlight time at 1,719-2,430 hours without rigid winter and torrid summer.

 
Government

Secretary of CPC Municipal Committee: Liu Hai

Mayor (Candidate): Pang Guomei

Economy

GDP: 155 billion RMB (2010)

Year on Year Growth (%): 14.3

Import & Export: 14 billion USD (2010)

Major Industries: Electrical appliance and machinery, textile and garments, electronic & IT, foods, paper and building material

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