
Location: Southwest Guangdong, southernmost part of Chinese mainland
Territory: 12,417 square kilometers
Population: 7.1 million
Climate: This area is located in the south to the tropic, with tropical climate, abundant rainfall and moderate weather. The average temperature is about 23 degrees Celsius and average annual rainfall is around 2300mm.
Secretary of CPC Municipal Committee: Liu Xiaohua
Acting Mayor: Wang Zhongbing
GDP: 140.28 billion RMB (2010)
Year on Year Growth (%): 14.2
Per Capita GDP: 20,048 RMB (2010)
Import & Export: 2.82 billion USD (2009)
Major Industries: Oil and nature gas, agricultural product processing, oil refining, electric machinery, power and energy generating