Nansha, China
The Nansha District is a district of Guangzhou, China. It is the home of the present-day port of Guangzhou, as well as the Nansha Wetland Park.
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Nansha
南沙区
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Nansha Temple of Tianhou (Mazu)
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Nansha in Guangzhou
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| Coordinates: 22°50′18″N 113°36′30″E | |
| Country | People’s Republic of China |
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| Province | Guangdong |
| Sub-provincial city | Guangzhou |
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| • Total | 544.12 km2 (210.09 sq mi) |
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| • Total | 260,000 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code(s) | 020 |
| Website | http://www.gzns.gov.cn/ |
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| Simplified Chinese | 南沙区 | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 南沙區 | ||||||||||||||
| Guangdong Romanization | nam4 sa1 kêu1 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Nánshā Qū | ||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 南沙 | ||||||||||||||
| Guangdong Romanization | nam4 sa1 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Nánshā | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | south sands | ||||||||||||||
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Nansha Sunflowers Garden
The Nansha Technology Development Zone was carved out of Panyu District in 1993. In 2005, it was named Nansha District. In September 2012, Nansha was designated a State-level New Area as Nansha New Area, the sixth such area.[1]
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