Liwan, Guangzhou

Liwan
荔湾区
Shamian Subdistrict riverfront
Shamian Subdistrict riverfront
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  Liwan in Guangzhou
Coordinates: 23°06′56″N 113°14′18″E / 23.11556°N 113.23833°E / 23.11556; 113.23833
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Sub-provincial cityGuangzhou
Area
 • Total62.40 km2 (24.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total705,262
 • Density11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
510145
Area code020
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Liwan, Guangzhou
Simplified Chinese荔湾区
Traditional Chinese荔灣區
JyutpingLai6 Waan1 Keoi1
Hanyu PinyinLìwān Qū
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLìwān Qū
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLaihwāan Kēui
JyutpingLai6 Waan1 Keoi1
Canton Romanizationlei6 wan1 kêu1
IPA[lɐj˨.wan˥]
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese荔湾
Traditional Chinese荔灣
JyutpingLai6 Waan1
Hanyu PinyinLìwān
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLìwān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLaihwāan
JyutpingLai6 Waan1
Canton Romanizationlei6 wan1
Second alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese西关
Traditional Chinese西關
JyutpingSai1 Gwaan1
Hanyu PinyinXiguān
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiguān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSāigwāan
JyutpingSai1 Gwaan1
Canton Romanizationsei1 guan1
Third alternative Chinese name
Chinese芳村
JyutpingFong1 Cyun1
Hanyu PinyinFāngcūn
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFāngcūn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationFōng Chyūn
JyutpingFong1 Cyun1
Canton Romanizationfong1 qun1

Liwan District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. The district is split into two parts by the Pearl River: Xiguan in the northeast and Fangcun in the southwest.


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