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City Introduction of Guangdong, China: Maoming

Published: 10 Apr 2009 16:39:35 PST

Maoming

Major Economic indicators (2007)

Land Area	11,459 km²
Population	7.2 million
GDP	RMB 106.7 billion (US$14.2 billion), 13.1% up
GDP Composition
Primary Industry (Agriculture)	22.1%
Secondary Industry (Industry&Construction)	39.6%
Tertiary Industry(Service)	38.3%
GDP Per Capita	RMB 17,819 (US$2,369)
Unemployment Rate	2.5%
Fixed Asset Investment	RMB 13.1 billion (US$1.7 billion), 25.4% down
Utilized FDI	US$50 million, 68.8% up
Total Import & Export	US$593 million, 20.6% up
Export	US$397 million, 17.3% up
Import	US$196 million, 28.1% up
Sales of Consumer Goods	RMB 40.6 billion (US$5.4 billion), 18.7% up

Source: Maoming Economic and Social Development Report

Introduction

Maoming is located in the southwestern part of Guangdong Province. Facing the South China Sea to the south, the city neighbors Yunfu to the northeast, Yangjiang to the east, Zhanjiang to the southwest, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the northwest. It enjoys a subtropical monsoon climate, with a moderate and pleasant temperature. The average temperate is above 22℃.

The city has a well-established transportation infrastructure. Maoming is at the intersection of the Sanshui-Maoming Railway with the Beijing-Kowloon Railway, and of the Guangzhou-Kowloon and Hechun-Maoming Railways with the Liuzhou-Zhanjiang Railway. State Highway 207, State Highway 325 and the Guangzhou-Zhanjiang Highway all run across the city, connecting it with other cities in the Pearl River Delta. Maoming Port, a Grade I port, handled 16.8 million tons of cargo in 2007.

Maoming is a top fruit producing base in China. It has plentiful high-yield fruits, such as bananas, litchi and longan. It has abundant oil shale and kaolin resources. With a long coastline, it is also rich in aquatic resources, such as shrimp, fish and crabs.