How many cities are there in Guangdong? An inventory of the latest administrative divisions and hot topics
Recently, "Guangdong administrative divisions" has become one of the hot topics on the Internet. Especially with the further advancement of the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, people's attention to the number and development status of cities in Guangdong has increased significantly. This article will combine the hot content of the entire Internet in the past 10 days to give you a detailed answer to "How many cities are there in Guangdong?" and attach structured data and hot topic analysis.
1. Latest data on administrative divisions of Guangdong Province
As of 2024, Guangdong Province has jurisdiction over 21 prefecture-level cities (including 2 sub-provincial cities). The specific classification is as shown in the table below:
| Category | Quantity | city list |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-provincial city | 2 | Guangzhou, Shenzhen |
| prefecture-level city | 19 | Zhuhai, Shantou, Foshan, Shaoguan, Zhanjiang, Zhaoqing, Jiangmen, Maoming, Huizhou, Meizhou, Shanwei, Heyuan, Yangjiang, Qingyuan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Chaozhou, Jieyang, Yunfu |
| total | 21 | - |
2. Hot topics related to Guangdong in the past 10 days
According to the entire network’s popularity monitoring, the recent hot spots related to Guangdong are mainly concentrated in the following areas:
| Ranking | topic | heat index |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Transportation Interconnection | 92,000 |
| 2 | Progress of Guangdong’s “Hundreds and Thousands of Projects” | 78,000 |
| 3 | Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation New Policy | 65,000 |
| 4 | New plan for urban integration of Guangzhou and Foshan | 59,000 |
| 5 | Industrial transfer from eastern Guangdong to western Guangdong | 47,000 |
3. Analysis of Guangdong’s urban development highlights
1.Dual core driver layout: As sub-provincial cities, Guangzhou and Shenzhen account for 45% of the province's total GDP. The recently revised version of the "Regulations on Science and Technology Innovation" issued by Shenzhen has triggered widespread discussion.
2.Pearl River Delta urban agglomeration: Including 9 cities (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Zhaoqing), the countdown to the opening of the "Shenzhen-Zhongshan Corridor" has been read more than 300 million times in the past 10 days.
3.coordinated regional development: Driven by the “Hundreds and Thousands of Projects” in 12 cities in the east, west, and north of Guangdong, topics such as the revitalization of the Meizhou Soviet Area and the Zhanjiang Iron and Steel Base have become hot searches.
4. Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Will there be new prefecture-level cities in Guangdong?
A: According to the latest reply from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, there are currently no plans to add prefecture-level cities, but new regional cooperation models such as the Shantou Chaojie Metropolitan Area and Zhanmao Metropolitan Area are being explored.
Q: Which city has the fastest growing population?
A: The seventh census data shows that Shenzhen (+7.13 million), Guangzhou (+5.97 million), and Foshan (+2.3 million) rank among the top three. Recently, the topic of Dongguan’s “New Talent Deal” has become more popular.
5. Future development trends
Judging from recent hot spots, Guangdong’s urban development will present three major trends:
1. Deep integration of urban functions in the Greater Bay Area
2. Accelerating the integration of digital economy and real economy
3. Green Beauty Guangdong’s ecological construction continues to advance
Note: The statistical period of the above data is from X, X, to X, X, 2024. The popularity index is derived from comprehensive calculations by multiple platforms.
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