Canton (Guangzhou), China

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Canton_(Guangzhou),_China
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:administrativeDivision 11 districts
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport
gptkbp:annualRainfall 1,736 mm
gptkbp:area 7,434 km²
gptkbp:averageSpeed 22.6°C
gptkbp:climate humid subtropical
gptkbp:coordinates 23.1291° N, 113.2644° E
gptkbp:country gptkb:China
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Chinese_cuisine
gptkb:Canton_Fair
gptkb:Pearl_River_Delta
gptkbp:founded 214 BC
gptkbp:GDP over 2.8 trillion CNY (2022)
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Thirteen_Factories
gptkb:Opium_Wars
gptkb:Treaty_of_Nanking
gptkbp:historicalName bay
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Port_of_Guangzhou
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canton (Guangzhou), China
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code CN-GD-01
gptkbp:language gptkb:Cantonese
gptkb:Mandarin
gptkbp:locatedOnRiver gptkb:Pearl_River
gptkbp:mayor Guo Yonghang (as of 2023)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:City_of_Rams
gptkb:Flower_City
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2010_Asian_Games
gptkb:Canton_Uprising_(1927)
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Canton_Tower
gptkb:Chen_Clan_Ancestral_Hall
gptkb:Shamian_Island
gptkb:Sun_Yat-sen_Memorial_Hall
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Guangzhou
gptkbp:population over 18 million (urban area, 2020s)
gptkbp:postalCode 510000
gptkbp:province gptkb:Guangdong
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:Guangzhou_Metro
gptkbp:sisterCity gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:Sydney
gptkb:Vancouver
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:Guangzhou_FC
gptkb:Guangzhou_Loong_Lions
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:China_Standard_Time_(UTC+8)
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list gptkb:Temple_of_the_Six_Banyan_Trees
gptkbp:university gptkb:Jinan_University
gptkb:South_China_University_of_Technology
gptkb:Sun_Yat-sen_University
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode 粤A
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canton,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5