Liwan
荔湾区 | |
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![]() 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 | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Sub-provincial city | Guangzhou |
Area | |
• Total | 62.40 km2 (24.09 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 705,262 |
• Density | 11,000/km2 (29,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 510145 |
Area code | 020 |
Website | Official website ![]() |
Liwan, Guangzhou | |||||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 荔湾区 | ||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 荔灣區 | ||||||||||||||||
Jyutping | Lai6 Waan1 Keoi1 | ||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Lìwān Qū | ||||||||||||||||
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Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 荔湾 | ||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 荔灣 | ||||||||||||||||
Jyutping | Lai6 Waan1 | ||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Lìwān | ||||||||||||||||
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Second alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 西关 | ||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 西關 | ||||||||||||||||
Jyutping | Sai1 Gwaan1 | ||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Xiguān | ||||||||||||||||
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Third alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 芳村 | ||||||||||||||||
Jyutping | Fong1 Cyun1 | ||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Fāngcūn | ||||||||||||||||
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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.