Huadu, China
Huadu District is a district of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, China. It is located in the far northern suburbs of the city.
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Huadu
花都区
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Hongshan in Huadu District
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Huadu District in Guangzhou
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| Coordinates: 23°24′N 113°13′E | |
| Country | People’s Republic of China |
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| Province | Guangdong |
| Sub-provincial city | Guangzhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 961 km2 (371 sq mi) |
| Population
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| • Total | 636,706 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code |
510800
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| Area code(s) | 020 |
| Website | archived link |
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| Simplified Chinese | 花都区 | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 花都區 | ||||||||||||||
| Guangdong Romanization | fa1 dou1 kêu1 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huādu Qū | ||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 花都 | ||||||||||||||
| Guangdong Romanization | fa1 dou1 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huādu | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | flower capital | ||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 花县 | ||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 花縣 | ||||||||||||||
| Guangdong Romanization | fa1 yun2 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huāxiàn | ||||||||||||||
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Xinhua Town is the seat of local government, and of the district CCP committee.[1] The distric is mostly Hakka speaking,[2] and is the ancestral home of many Overseas Chinese of Hakka descent.
Hua County was the hometown of many Taiping Rebellion leaders like Hong Xiuquan and Hong Rengan.
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