Huazhou (Shilong), alias: Orange City and Orange State, is located in the southwest of Guangdong Province, west of Maoming City, bordering Gaozhou City and suburb of Maoming City in the east, Wuchuan City in Zhanjiang in the southeast, Lianjiang City in Zhanjiang in the southwest, Luchuan County and Beiliu City in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the northwest and north. It is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Maoming City, Guangdong Province.
In 2020, the land area is 2,356.52 square kilometers, and it governs 17 towns and 6 streets. By the end of 2020, the registered population was 1.80 1.400 and the permanent population was 1.2936 million. Huazhou carambola and seedless wampee were awarded the title of famous brand products of China Agricultural Expo respectively.
During the Western Han Dynasty, Huazhou belonged to Gaolan County, Hepu County and Jiaotoe Secretariat. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty was established, and Hepu County was enfeoffed in the first year. Happy county is in Huazhou. During the Jin Dynasty, Huazhou belonged to Gaoliang County. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was Huazhou Road, which led Shilong, Wuchuan and Shicheng counties, and belonged to Huguangxing Zhongshu Province. During the Republic of China, Huazhou was changed to Huaxian. On July 4th, 1994, Huazhou City (county level) was established.
The Natural Environment of Huazhou City
Huazhou city is long from north to south and narrow from east to west. The terrain inclines from northwest to southeast, high in the north and low in the south. The landform type is mainly hilly land, accounting for 75.5% of the total area of the city.
The northern part is Gao Qiu District, which is a branch of Yunkai Mountain Range, accounting for 38.4% of the city's total area, including Pingding, Wenlou, Boyang, Bao Xu, Nawu and Hejiang. At an altitude of 200 ~ 400 meters, iron stone is the highest point. The landform is irregular mountain, which belongs to the weathering and denudation landform of metamorphic rocks and migmatites in Sinian strata.
The higher mountain peaks in Huazhou are: Tieshi (579.8m), Semi-Gualou (577.5m), Wuxing (463.7m), Sanzhang (448.7m), Fei 'eling (446.8m), Daoping (42 1m) and Tiantangling (407.
The middle part is low mountains and hills, accounting for 36.8% of the city's total area. Including Middle East, Chen Lin, Jianghu, Guanqiao, Lanshan, Xin 'an and Ligang. 50 ~ 200 meters above sea level.
Most of the mountains are northeast, and the top of the mountain is like a pig's back, and a few are table mountain and single-sided mountain. The original bedrock is Devonian and Cambrian Bachun Group, which has been eroded.
The higher peaks in Huazhou are: fire barrier at an altitude of 344.4m, Guanshanzhang at an altitude of 280.7m, Xiebanzhang at an altitude of 242m, Guangdong Ridge at an altitude of 156. 1 m, and Jiangangling at an altitude of 215m. The southwest is a platform, accounting for 15.5% of the city's area, including Shuiqiao, Guangdong and Guangxi, Yangmei Town, Dongshan, Hexi and Xia Guo. Below the altitude of 100 meters, the mountain shape is steamed bread.
The southeast is plain, accounting for 9.3% of the city's total area, including Changqi, Tongqing, Nansheng Town and parts of Dongshan, Hexi and Xia Guo streets. Altitude 10 ~ 50m. The original basement rocks are volcanic eruption sedimentary rocks (Cretaceous strata) and are subsidence basins in Nansheng area. In addition, there are Sinian metamorphic paleostrata.
Rivers, reservoirs and ponds are scattered all over the place. Linghe River, Luohe River and Jianhe River and their tributaries converge into a river system, which runs through the whole territory from north to south like a vein, with a total length of 349.8 kilometers, and the basin area accounts for 85.6% of the total area of the city.