Guangdong, referred to as "Guangdong" for short, is a provincial administrative region of People's Republic of China (PRC), with Guangzhou as the capital. The name evolved from Lingnan East Road and Guangnan East Road. Located in the south of Nanling and on the coast of the South China Sea, it borders Hong Kong, Macao, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian, and faces Hainan across the sea. It has jurisdiction over 2 1 prefecture-level city, 65 municipal districts, 20 county-level cities, 34 counties and 3 autonomous counties.

Guangdong area code: 020,066+,075+, 076+.

Guangdong postal code: 5 1-52 (Guangzhou: 5 10000).

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Guangdong is located at the southernmost tip of the mainland of China, with a land range of 20 09 ′ ~ 25 31′ north latitude and 0/09 45 ′ ~17 20 ′ east longitude. From east to west, it borders Fujian Province, Jiangxi Province, Hunan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Adjacent to Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions; The southwest end faces Hainan Province across Qiongzhou Strait.

The easternmost part of the land reaches Dacheng Town, Raoping County, and the westernmost part reaches Gao Qiao Town, Lianjiang City, with an east-west span of about 800 kilometers. The northernmost part comes from Baishi Town, Lechang City, and the southernmost part comes from Jiaowei Town, xuwen county, with a span of about 600 kilometers. According to the land change survey in 20 16, the land area of the whole province is 179700 square kilometers, accounting for about 1.87% of the national land area.

In addition to the mainland, there are 759 islands with an area of more than 500 square meters in Guangdong Province, with an island area of 1.448 square kilometers, accounting for about 0.8 1% of the province's area.

Guangdong Provincial People's Government-Location and Area