Huizhou
Sign in to saveHuizhou () is a city in east-central Guangdong Province, China, forty-three miles north of Hong Kong. Huizhou borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the west, Shenzhen and Dongguan to the southwest, Shaoguan to the north, Heyuan to the northeast, Shanwei to the east, and Daya Bay of the South China Sea to the south. As of the 2020 census, the city has about 6,042,852 inhabitants and is administered as a prefecture-level city. Huizhou's core metropolitan area, which is within Huicheng and Huiyang Districts, is home to around 2,090,578 inhabitants.
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Huizhou is a prefecture-level city located in east-central Guangdong Province, China, about 43 miles north of Hong Kong, with a population of approximately 6 million people as of 2020. It matters as a significant urban center in one of China's most developed regions, positioned strategically between major cities like Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Dongguan.
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Place details
- Locality
- 惠州市
- Region
- 广东省
- Country
- 中国
- Population
- 2,900,113
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Article
25 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Historical demographics
- Population
- Ethnicity
- Economy
- Development zones
- Huizhou Dayawan Economic and Technological Development Zone
- Huizhou Export Processing Zone
- Huizhou Zhongkai High-tech Industrial Development Zone
- Administration
- Transport
- Language
- Military
- Education
- Sport
- Climate
- Tourism
- Daya Bay
- International relations
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Friendly cities
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Huizhou () is a city in east-central Guangdong Province, China, forty-three miles north of Hong Kong. Huizhou borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the west, Shenzhen and Dongguan to the southwest, Shaoguan to the north, Heyuan to the northeast, Shanwei to the east, and Daya Bay of the South China Sea to the south. As of the 2020 census, the city has about 6,042,852 inhabitants and is administered as a prefecture-level city. Huizhou's core metropolitan area, which is within Huicheng and Huiyang Districts, is home to around 2,090,578 inhabitants.
==History== During the Song dynasty, Huizhou was a prefectural capital of the Huiyang prefecture and the cultural center of the region.