General

City Name: Meizhou

Language: Mandarin/Hakka dialect

 
Geography

Location: Meizhou is situated in the northeastern part of Guangdong Province, bordering Fujian and Jiangxi provinces.

Territory: 15,836 square kilometers

Climate: Meizhou is in the transitional belt of southern Asian tropical climate and central Asian tropical climate. Temperature is high, sunshine is abundant and rainfall is rich.

 
Government

Secretary of CPC Municipal Committee: Li Jia

Mayor: Zhu Zejun

Economy

GDP: 60.30 billion RMB (2010)

Year on Year Growth (%): 13.0

Per Capita GDP: 12,327 RMB

Major Industries: Power generation, building material, tobacco, mining, electronic and IT, auto parts and tourism

 

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