Sijiu
Sijiu | |
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Coordinates: 22°12′43.1″N 112°51′47.56″E / 22.211972°N 112.8632111°E[1] | |
Country | China |
Province | Guangdong |
Prefecture-level city | Jiangmen |
County-level city | Taishan |
Area | |
• Total | 260 km2 (100 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 43,000 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 529222 |
Area code | 0750[2] |
Sijiu is a town in the southwest Guangdong Province in Southern China. It is under the administration of Taishan County in Jiangmen Prefecture.[1] As of 2014, the population included about 50,000 "foreigners", mainly from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.[1] About 50 "foreign" businesses are established here, including 20 Taiwanese enterprises involved in light manufacturing located along what is known locally as the "Taiwanese Merchant Street".[1]
Name
[edit]Sijiu[3] is the atonal pinyin romanization of the Standard Mandarin pronunciation Sījiù of the Chinese name
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Sijiu Town". 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ^ "Guangdong Area Code & Zip Code". 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ^ a b USBGN (1979), p. 318.
Bibliography
[edit]- Stoneman, Elvyn A.; et al., eds. (July 1979), Gazetteer of the People's Republic of China, Washington: United States Board on Geographic Names.