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Introduction to Beiliu

Map of Beiliu

Beiliu City is located in the southeast of Guangxi, bordering Guangdong Gaozhou, Huazhou City and Xinyi City to the south.

The city has a total area of ??2,457 square kilometers, jurisdiction over 22 towns, 3 sub-district offices, 278 administrative villages, 21 neighborhood committees, a total population of 1.36 million, and a GDP of 15.3 billion (2010).

There are more than 300,000 compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and overseas Chinese originally from Beiliu, distributed in more than 40 countries and regions, making it the second largest hometown of overseas Chinese in Guangxi.

Beiliu has a long history and has been established as a county for more than 1,400 years. It is named after the Guijiang River flowing from south to north in the territory.

Since the reform and opening up, Beiliu’s comprehensive economic strength has firmly ranked among the top ten counties (cities) in Guangxi.

Beiliu City is the second largest hometown of overseas Chinese in Guangxi. It is known as the capital of China’s daily ceramics, the hometown of Chinese lychees, the hometown of cement, the hometown of architecture, the hometown of high rice yields, and the hometown of the world’s bronze drum king. famous.

On April 18, 1994, Beiliu was removed from the county and established as a city with the approval of the State Council, and was managed by Yulin City.

During the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan", the planned area of ??Beiliu urban area is 35 square kilometers, with an urban population of more than 350,000. The current built-up area is 22 square kilometers, with a permanent population of 250,000.

The vast majority are Han, and ethnic minorities only account for 0.92%.

In May 2010, Beiliu won the title of "National Greening Model County (City)".

On August 31, 2011, the expert group of China Ceramics Industry Association agreed to award Beiliu City the title of "Famous Ceramic City in China".

Beiliu City license plate number: Gui K.; telephone area code: 0775; postal code: 537400.

The Municipal People’s Government is located in Lingcheng Street.

Code: 450981.