- Gaoming District
Gaoming District (Chinese: 高明区,
Pinyin :Gāomíng Qū) is a district inGuangdong province of thePeople's Republic of China . Gaoming City is located west of Foshan City, and has a population of 276,000 and Covers an area of 967.4 km². [http://www.newsgd.com/citiesandtowns/foshan/info/200309170091.htm]Economy
Gaoming has resources of
Gold ,Copper ,Tungsten and other minerals. Gaoming county is an important producer of foodstuffs withinGuangdong , as well as food and textiles.Administration
Gaoming belongs to
Foshan prefecture . Neighboring counties areGaoyao in the North,Xinxing in the West,Heshan in the South,Nanhai andSanshui in the East. The county is divided into six districts and three Street committees. Major localities in the county areHeshui (合水),Genglou (更楼), Yangmei (杨梅),Renhe (人和), Xi'an (西安) andFuwan (富湾).Traffic
Gaoming is not particularly well integrated into transport systems. The railway from
Guangzhou toMaoming as well as theGuangzhou -Foshan -Kaiping highway do not rouch the area of the county. Gaoming has a river port on theXi River .
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