Guangdong

Guangdong (often spelt Kwangtung) is a province on the south coast of the People's Republic of China. Sometimes, "Canton Province" (based on a French-derived transliteration of "Guangdong") is used to mean Guangdong. This is as opposed to "Canton (City)", which refers to the city of Guangzhou, the provincial capital. The province is now one of the richest in the nation, with the highest total GDP among all provinces, and has managed to attract 30 million migrants. Its nominal GDP for 2003 was $165 billion, increased to $265 billion in 2005 (about the same size as Denmark) and is expected to reach $329.67 billion by the end of 2006. Guangdong contributes approximately 12% of national economic output. Guangzhou and Shenzhen are among the most important cities in China. * We believe that all cities (counties) of Guangdong have 3 digit city codes, but for a few cities we still do not have updated information * Guangzhou: The local phone number changed to 8 digits on June 8, 1996 (including Panyuu, Zhencheng, Huadu, Conghua). The rule is, add 8 before the original 7-digits if the first digit of the original number was 2-7 (2xx-xxxx to 82xx-xxxx), otherwise (8xx-xxxx) add 1 after the 8 (81xx-xxxx).