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City Introduction of Guangdong, China: Dongguan

Published: 10 Apr 2009 16:39:35 PST

Dongguan

Major Economic indicators (2007)

Land Area	2,465 km²
Population	6.9 million
GDP	RMB 315.1 billion (US$41.9 billion), 18.1% up
GDP Composition
Primary Industry (Agriculture)	0.4%
Secondary Industry (Industry&Construction)	56.8%
Tertiary Industry(Service)	42.8%
GDP Per Capita	RMB 46,014 (US$6,117)
Unemployment Rate	2.0%
Fixed Asset Investment	RMB 84.1 billion (US$11.2 billion), 19.2% up
Utilized FDI	US$2.1 billion, 17.1% up
Total Import & Export	US$106.9 billion, 26.9% up
Export	US$60.2 billion, 27.1% up
Import	US$46.7 billion, 26.6% up
Sales of Consumer Goods	RMB 23.8 billion (US$3.2 billion), 11.6% up

Source: Dongguan Economic and Social Development Report 2007

Introduction

Lying in the central-southern part of Guangdong Province and east of the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan adjoins Guangzhou (the capital of Guangdong Province) to the north, Huizhou to northeast, Shenzhen to the south and the Pearl River to the west. The city is 47 nautical miles from Hong Kong and 48 nautical miles from Macau. It covers an area of 2,465 sq km and has population of 6.9 million.

The city has a well-established transportation infrastructure. The Guangzhou-Shenzhen Highway, the Dongguan-Shenzhen Highway and State Highway 107 traverse the city. Dongguan is at the juncture of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway, the Guangzhou-Meizhou-Shantou Railway and the Beijing-Kowloon Railway. Though no airport is available in Dongguan, the city is easily accessible by air, as five large airports, namely Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, Hong Kong Airport, Foshan Airport and Zhuhai Airport, are within a 3-hour drive from the city.

Situated in the subtropical area of China, it enjoys an all-year pleasant climate, with humid springs and hot summers. It has occasionally been hit by typhoons in summer.