Dongqu District, Zhongshan

Xingzhong Road (兴中道) in East District, Zhongshan

Dong District (simplified Chinese: 东区; traditional Chinese: 東區; Mandarin Pinyin: Dōng Qū; Jyutping: dung¹ keoi¹), also known as Dongqu District, East District, or Eastern District, is a urban district of Zhongshan City, Guangdong, China, which was established in 1987. It is the location of the Zhongshan Municipal Government, and is the political, economic, and cultural centre the city, and is renowned for being the (ancestral) hometown of 32,000 overseas Chinese.^[1] It covers 71.4 square kilometres (27.6 sq mi) and permanent population of 120,000.^[1] Officially, it is a subdistrict (东区街道).^[2]

Link

• Official website of East District, Zhongshan

References

1. ^ ^{a b} East District, Zhongshan
2. ^ 2009 年中山市行政区划. 23 November 2010. Accessed 2011-04-16

Coordinates: 22°46′03″N 113°17′49″E / 22.7675°N 113.29694°E / 22.7675; 113.29694