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Where is Guangzhou University Town and which district it belongs to?

Guangzhou University Town is located in Xinzao Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou. The urban area is distributed on both sides of the Pearl River. Guangzhou University Town belongs to Panyu District, Guangzhou.

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Panyu District, Guangzhou City is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province. It is located in the geographical center of Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao. It is connected to Haizhu District of Guangzhou City in the north and Lion Ocean in the east. It faces Dongguan City, is adjacent to Nanhai District, Shunde District and Zhongshan City of Foshan City to the west, is adjacent to the Pearl River Estuary to the south, and borders Nansha District. It has a superior geographical location. The district has a total area of ??529.94 square kilometers and governs 6 towns and 10 streets. There are 177 administrative villages and 84 community committees. The district has a registered population of 806,000 and a registered migrant population of 1.13 million.

Panyu was founded in the 33rd year of Qin Shihuang (214 BC) and has a history of more than 2,200 years. It has unique agriculture and developed industry and commerce. It has been a trading port in the past dynasties and is a famous "land of fish and rice". It is also an important part of Lingnan culture, One of the birthplaces of Guangdong music; with flourishing culture and education, it is known as the "Hometown of Culture". In 2014, Panyu District ranked 9th among the top 100 districts in China. ?

In modern times, a large number of outstanding scholars and celebrities have emerged in Panyu, including Xian Xinghai, the "people's musician", Gao Jianfu, Gao Qifeng, and Chen Shuren, the three outstanding painters who founded the Lingnan School of Painting. Famous poets, calligraphers and painters Ye Gongchuo, Zhao Shaoang, Li Tianma, Mai Huasan, Zhou Qianqiu, construction engineering giant Luo Mingyu, geologist He Jie, educator Xu Chongqing, etc.