Were Zhanjiang and Maoming once the same city?

Zhanjiang and Maoming used to belong to Zhanjiang area.

1958165438+10, Zhanjiang prefectural party Committee and Hepu prefectural party Committee, Zhanjiang specialized agency and Hepu specialized agency merged, renamed Zhanjiang prefectural party Committee and Zhanjiang Commissioner's office, and governed Zhanjiang, Maoming, Beihai, Hepu, Pubei, Lingshan, Qinxian, Fangcheng and Dongxing Autonomous County.

1September, 1983, Zhanjiang was abolished, Zhanjiang and Maoming were changed into provincial cities, and the new system of leading cities and counties was implemented. Wuchuan, Xuwen, Haikang, Suixi and Lianjiang counties under the jurisdiction of the former Zhanjiang area were included in Zhanjiang City; Dianbai, Huazhou, Gaozhou and Xinyi counties were included in Maoming City.

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Zhanjiang, formerly known as "Guangzhou Bay" or "Port City", is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province. It is located in Leizhou Peninsula, the southernmost tip of Chinese mainland, the southwest of Guangdong Province, and the intersection of Guangdong, Guangxi and Qiongzhou provinces. It is adjacent to the South China Sea in the east, Hainan Province across Qiongzhou Strait in the south, Beibu Gulf in the west, backed by the southwest, and connected with Maoming City in the northeast.

By 20 13, Zhanjiang has four districts, three cities and two counties, namely Chikan District, xiashan district District, Mazhang District, Potou District, Leizhou City, Lianjiang City, Wuchuan City, xuwen county City and Suixi County.

Maoming is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, a sub-central city of Guangdong Province, a cluster central city in western Guangdong, a beautiful coastal city in the south of China, and an important node city in the planning of China Beibu Gulf urban agglomeration. By the end of 20 13, Maoming had two municipal districts-Maonan District and Dianbai District, and three county-level cities-Gaozhou City, Xinyi City and Huazhou City. ?

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Maoming

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Baidu encyclopedia-Zhanjiang