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Gaozhou is a county-level city in southwestern Guangdong Province, China. Formerly the primary city in the area, it is now administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Maoming. As of the 2020 census, Gaozhou had a population of 1,328,658 living in its territory, nevertheless its built-up (or metro) area is much smaller. The locals speak a variation of the Gaozhou dialect. It is best known in China for being the ancestral home of Leo Ku.

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Settlement.name
Gaozhou
Settlement.other_name
Kochow
Settlement.postal_code
525200
Settlement.postal_code_type
Postal code
Settlement.seat
Panzhou ()
Settlement.seat_type
County seat
Settlement.settlement_type
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
Settlement.image_skyline
Panzhoupark2.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
China Guangdong
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Guangdong
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Guangdong
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Maoming
Settlement.area_code
0668
Settlement.area_total_km2
3270.8

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Official name
高州市
Population
1328657
Area
3270.79
Official website
www.gaozhou.gov.cn
Image
Baoguang Towel.jpg
Dialing code
668
Licence plate code
粤K
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postal code
525200
Commons category
Gaozhou
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Gaozhou is a county-level city in southwestern Guangdong Province, China. Formerly the primary city in the area, it is now administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Maoming. As of the 2020 census, Gaozhou had a population of 1,328,658 living in its territory, nevertheless its built-up (or metro) area is much smaller. The locals speak a variation of the Gaozhou dialect. It is best known in China for being the ancestral home of Leo Ku.

==History== Gaozhou is a historically important city in Guangdong. Under the Qing, it was the seat of overseeing Dianbai, Huazhou, Maoming, "Sih-ching", Wuchuan, and Xinyi Counties. After the Chinese Civil War, it was placed under the administration of Maoming as and then promoted to county-level city status in 1993.

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