Chancheng District

Chancheng 禅城区
District
Foshan Ancestral Temple
Country	China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture	Foshan
Area
• Total	154.68 km^2 (59.72 sq mi)
Population
• Total	960,000
• Density	6,200/km^2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	528000
Website	http://www.chancheng.gov.cn/

Chancheng District
Simplified Chinese	禅城区
Traditional Chinese	禪城區
Cantonese Jyutping	sim4 sing4 keoi1
Cantonese Yale	Sìhmsìhng Kēui
Hanyu Pinyin	Chánchéng Qū
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chánchéng Qū Yue: Cantonese Jyutping sim4 sing4 keoi1 Yale Romanization Sìhmsìhng Kēui
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	禅城
Traditional Chinese	禪城
Cantonese Jyutping	sim4 sing4
Cantonese Yale	Sìhmsìhng
Hanyu Pinyin	Chánchéng
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chánchéng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping sim4 sing4 Yale Romanization Sìhmsìhng

Chancheng District is a district under the administration of Foshan city, in Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.

Geography

The district lies at the center of Foshan, surrounded on the east, west, and north sides by the Nanhai District and bordered to the south by the Shunde District.

Administration divisions

Chancheng is the economic, cultural and political center of the city as well as the home of the city government. The district covers a total area of 154.68 square kilometres (59.72 sq mi), and has a population of 960,000 people (including itinerant residents). Chancheng lies on relatively flat land.

Name	Chinese (S)	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)[1]	Area (km^2)
Zumiao Subdistrict	祖庙街道	Zǔmiào Jiēdào	416,800	31.60
Shiwanzhen Subdistrict	石湾镇街道	Shíwānzhèn Jiēdào	286,226	26.62
(Foshan High-tech Industry Development Zone) Zhangcha Subdistrict	张槎街道	Zhāngchá Jiēdào	241,149	26.50
Nanzhuang Town	南庄镇	Nánzhuāng Zhèn	156,902	76.70

References

1. shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.

Coordinates: 23°01′17″N 113°07′42″E / 23.02139°N 113.12833°E