Province Name: Guangdong
Capital City: Guangzhou
Territory: 179,800 sq. km.
Population: 106 million (2013)
Main Dialects: Guangzhou dialects, Hakka dialects and Chaozhou dialects
Natural Conditions
Location: Guangdong lies in the south of China. It is located at latitude between 20°13' and 25°31' N and longitude between 109°39' and 117°19' E.
Weather: It is warm and rainy all the year round, the average temperature ranges from 19 to 24 centigrade degree, the average annual rainfall is more than 1500 mm, and the rainy season is from April to September.
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Meizhou Detail

City Name: Meizhou
Language: Mandarin/Hakka Dialect
Location: Meizhou is situated in the northeastern part of Guangdong Province, bordering Fujian and Jiangxi provinces.
Territory: 16,000 square kilometers
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Chaozhou Detail

City Name: Chaozhou
Language: Mandarin/Chaoshan Dialect
Location: East Guangdong, connecting Fujian
Territory: 3,613.9 square kilometers
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Shantou Detail

City Name: Shantou
City Flower: Delonix Regia
Language: Mandarin/Chaoshan Dialect
Location: Center of East Guangdong
Territory: 2,064 square kilometers
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Jieyang Detail

City Name: Jieyang
Language: Mandarin/Chaoshan Dialect
Location: southeastern Guangdong
Territory: 5240.5 square kilometers
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Shanwei Detail

City Name: Shanwei
Language: Mandarin/Chaoshan Dialect
Location: East Guangdong, the province's southeastern coast
Territory: 5,271 square kilometers
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Heyuan Detail

City Name: Heyuan
Language: Mandarin/Hakka Dialect
Location: Heyuan is situated in the northeastern part of Guangdong Province and the mid-upper reaches of the Dongjiang River.
Territory: 15,800 square kilometers
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Shaoguan Detail

City Name: Shaoguan
Language: Mandarin
Location: Shaoguan is located in northern Guangdong, adjacent to Jiangxi and Hunan Provinces.
Territory: 18,500 square kilometers
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Huizhou Detail

City Name: Huizhou
City Flower: Azalea
Language: Mandarin/Cantonese
Location: Huizhou is 130 kilometers away from Guangzhou northwestward and only 70 kilometers from Hong Kong and Shenzhen southward.
Territory: 11,200 square kilometers
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Qingyuan Detail

City Name: Qingyuan
City Flower: Orchid
Language: Mandarin/Cantonese
Location: North Central Guangdong, connected with Guangzhou
Territory: 19,200 square kilometers
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Guangzhou Detail

City Name: Guangzhou
City Flower: Kapok
Language: Mandarin/Cantonese
Location: Pearl River Delta
Territory: 7,434.4 square kilometers
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Dongguan Detail

City Name: Dongguan
City Flower: Champacany Puti
Language: Mandarin/Cantonese
Location: Dongguan is 59 and 140 kilometers away from Guangzhou and Hong Kong respectively, the very midway of Guangdong Hong Kong Economic Corridor.
Territory: 2,465 square kilometers
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Shenzhen Detail

City Name: Shenzhen
City Flower: Azalea
Language: Mandarin/Cantonese
Location: Pearl River Delta, connected with Hong Kong
Territory: 1,991.64 square kilometers
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Zhaoqing Detail

City Name: Zhaoqing
City Flower: Lotus
Language: Mandarin/Cantonese
Location: Midwest of Guangdong, northwest of Pearl River Delta
Territory: 15,000 square kilometers
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Foshan Detail

City Name: Foshan
City Flower: Champacany Puti
Language: Mandarin/Cantonese
Location: Bordering Guangzhou eastward and Hong Kong and Macao southward, Foshan is the joint linking the central and western part of the Pearl River Delta.
Territory: 3,797.72 square kilometers
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Zhongshan Detail

City Name: Zhongshan
City Flower: Chrysanthemum
Language: Mandarin/Cantonese
Location: Zhongshan is only 110 kilometers away from Guangzhou, 180 kilometers from Hong Kong, and 60 kilometers from Macao.
Territory: 1,800 square kilometers
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Zhuhai Detail

City Name: Zhuhai
City Flower: Azalea
Language: Mandarin/Cantonese
Location: Pearl River Delta, connected with Macao
Territory: Land Area 1,653 square kilometers and Sea Area 6,000 square kilometers, including 146 islands.
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Jiangmen Detail

City Name: Jiangmen
City Flower: Azalea
Language: Mandarin/Cantonese
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
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Yunfu Detail

City Name: Yunfu
Language: Mandarin/Cantonese
Location: Yunfu is located in the midwest of Guangdong, adjacent to Zhaoqing, Yangjiang and Maoming and bordering Guangxi westward and Xijiang River northward.
Territory: 7,779 square kilometers
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Yangjiang Detail

City Name: Yangjiang
Language: Mandarin
Location: Southwestern Guangdong, facing South China Sea in the south
Territory: Land Area 7813 square kilometers and Water Area 10230 square kilometers
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Maoming Detail

City Name: Maoming
Language: Mandarin
Location: Southwest Guangdong, adjacent to the South China Sea in the south
Territory: 11,459 square kilometers
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Zhanjiang Detail

City Name: Zhanjiang
Language: Mandarin
Location: Southwest Guangdong, southernmost part of Chinese mainland
Territory: 12,417 square kilometers
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