Dongguan, referred to as "Dongguan" for short, is a prefecture-level city and megacity under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, and the central city on the east coast of the Pearl River Delta as determined by the State Council. By the end of 2022 10, Dongguan had four streets and 28 towns, with a total area of 2,542.67 square kilometers, permanent population of10,536,800, urban population of 9710.91000, and the urbanization rate was 92.24%.
Dongguan is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province, on the east bank of the Pearl River Estuary, bordering Guangzhou in the northwest, Shenzhen in the south and Huizhou in the northeast. It belongs to subtropical monsoon climate, with long summer without winter and abundant rainfall. Dongguan is one of the central cities in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Shenzhen metropolitan area, the first of the "Four Little Tigers in Guangdong" and known as the "world factory".
In 2 14 BC, Qin Shihuang merged with Lingnan, and Dongguan was subordinate to Panyu County, guangzhou fu. 1988 1 month, Dongguan was upgraded to a prefecture-level city directly under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province. Dongguan is one of the birthplaces of Guangfu culture, one of the important birthplaces of Cantonese opera and the hometown of Cantonese opera in China.
Dongguan is the beginning of China's modern history and the forerunner of reform and opening up. It is listed as the first batch of national comprehensive pilot areas for new urbanization and a famous historical and cultural city in Guangdong. Dongguan is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese, and has successively won the titles of national forest city, international garden city, national civilized city and national basketball city.