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City Introduction of Guangdong, China: Yangjiang

Published: 10 Apr 2009 16:39:35 PST

Yangjiang

Major Economic indicators (2007)

Land Area	7,813 km²
Population	2.4 million
GDP	RMB 39.6 billion (US$5.3 billion), 14.2% up
GDP Composition
Primary Industry (Agriculture)	24.1%
Secondary Industry (Industry&Construction)	40.7%
Tertiary Industry(Service)	35.2%
GDP Per Capita	RMB 11,974 (US$1,591)
Unemployment Rate	3.0%
Fixed Asset Investment	RMB 13.5 billion (US$1.8 billion), 20.6% up
Utilized FDI	US$131 million, 23.3%
Total Import & Export	US$1.16 billion, 2.6% up
Export	US$1.06 billion, 8.8% up
Import	US$100 million, 35.9% down
Sales of Consumer Goods	RMB 22.2 billion (US$3 billion), 18.8% up

Source: Yangjiang Economic and Social Development Report 2007

Introduction

Yangjiang, a prefecture-level city in the southwestern part of Guangdong Province, shares boundaries with Maoming to the west, Yunfu to the north, and Jiangmen to the east, and faces the South China Sea to the south. It covers an area of 7,813 sq km and has a population of 2.4 million. Enjoying a subtropical monsoon climate, the city has temperate weather and plentiful rainfall.

Yangjiang is 247 km from Guangzhou, 230 km from Zhanjiang and 160 km from Zhuhai. Hong Kong is 165 nautical miles from the city. The Guangzhou-Zhanjiang Highway and the Guangzhou-Maoming Railway go through the city, linking the city with other major cities in Guangdong Province. Yangjiang Port, a national Grade 1 port and has two 10,000-tonnage wharves. The Yangjiang Heshan Airport offers regular flights to Guangzhou, Zhuhai and other domestic major cities.

The city is rich in mineral resources, such as coal, iron ore and copper. It has 7.53 million tons of proven coal reserves, 35.2 million tons of iron ore reserves, 61.6 million tons of copper reserves and 70.8 million tons of sulfuric iron ore reserves.