In which province is Guigang a city?

Guigang is a city in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Guigang City, known as Guizhou and Guixian in ancient times, also known as Hecheng, is located in the southeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the Republic of China. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region governs prefecture-level cities, in the middle reaches of the Xijiang River Basin and in the middle of Xunyu Plain. It is an important node city in the Pearl River-Xijiang Economic Belt, an important gateway to the southwest sea channel, and the end point of the China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline and natural gas pipeline.

Guigang Port is the largest inland river port in western China and a national smart city pilot city. The golden waterway of the Xijiang River flows through the city. It borders Wuzhou to the east, Yulin and Qinzhou to the south, Nanning to the west, and Laibin to the north. The total area is 10,602 square kilometers. As of the end of 2022, Guigang City has a permanent population of 4.3556 million. In October 1995, it was upgraded to a prefecture-level city with the approval of the State Council.

City Introduction

As of January 2023, Guigang City has jurisdiction over 3 municipal districts and 1 county, and is responsible for the county-level Guiping City. Specialties include jackfruit, Guigang lotus root, longan, dried longan, Qintang Maojian tea, Luo Han Guo, etc. Guigang City, also known as the Lotus City due to the large number of lotus plants planted in the city, is an ancient county and new city with a history of more than 2,000 years. It is also an emerging inland river port city full of vitality.

Guigang City is a national first-class port open to the outside world, one of the top ten inland river ports in the country, the largest inland river port in western China, a national professional demonstration zone for undertaking industries, a national model city for dual support, and a national advanced city for mass culture and sports. , Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Garden City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Patriotic Health Advanced City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Civilized City.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Guigang City