Zhanjiang City, formerly known as Guangzhou Bay, is a beautiful seaport city rich in subtropical scenery. In 1984, it was designated by the State Council as one of the first 14 coastal cities in my country to be opened to the outside world. It currently governs three county-level cities, Leizhou, Lianjiang, and Wuchuan, two counties, Xuwen and Suixi, and four districts, Chikan, Xiashan, Potou, and Mazhang. It has one national-level economic and technological development zone and five provincial-level development zones. Test area. The city has 105 towns, 21 sub-district offices, and 1,618 village committees. The city has a total area of ??more than 12,470 square kilometers and a total population of 7.0071 million.
Zhanjiang City is located at the southernmost tip of mainland China, with 20°15′-21°55′ north latitude, 109°40′-110°55′ east longitude, with the South China Sea to the east and the South China Sea to the west. Beibu Gulf faces Hainan Province in the south and Southwest China in the north. It is located at the intersection of Guangdong, Qiong and Guangxi provinces and regions. It is the only place from Hainan Island to the mainland. It is the main sea channel in southwest China. It is the foreign trade port with the shortest voyage from mainland my country to Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania and the Middle East. It is extremely important in the Asia-Pacific Economic Circle. strategic position.
Zhanjiang City has superior natural conditions and rich product resources. It is rich in rice, sugar cane, rubber, sisal, lemongrass, coffee, red orange, pineapple, watermelon, banana, longan, lychee, mango and Beiyun vegetables. Among them, the sugar cane planting area is 1.6359 million acres, and the output accounts for 7% of the country's total. It is one of the sugar bases in the country. Zhanjiang Hongjiang Orange is listed as a "good fruit for state banquets". Marine resources are very rich. It is rich in more than 200 kinds of high-quality seafood such as pearls, abalone, prawns, lobsters, crabs, oysters, scallops, groupers, mackerel, red fish, and cuttlefish. Zhanjiang's land is rich in more than 30 minerals such as gold and silver ore, rutile, ilmenite, zircon sand, limestone, kaolin, diatomite, bentonite, granite, and china clay. China National Offshore Oil Corporation's South China Sea Western Company, headquartered in Zhanjiang, has entered the production stage from comprehensive exploration.
In the course of reform and opening up, Zhanjiang City started from reality, gave full play to its advantages, worked hard to implement the port economic development strategy, and achieved remarkable results. Agriculture has established an industrial system of farming, fruit, animal husbandry, and fishery, focusing on oil exploration, home appliances, chemicals, textiles, sugar refining, food, papermaking, and building materials. Foreign economy, foreign trade, culture, education, science and technology, health, sports and other aspects are also developing rapidly. In 2001, the city's GDP was 43.487 billion yuan (current price, the same below), an increase of 8.3% over the previous year; the city's total industrial output value was 38.847 billion yuan, an increase of 11.1% over the previous year; the city's total agricultural output value was 18.776 billion yuan, An increase of 6.4% over the previous year.
Looking to the future, the future is bright. During the "10th Five-Year Plan" period, Zhanjiang will seize the opportunity, insist on promoting development through reform and opening up, deeply implement the port development strategy, and fully develop Zhanjiang's port advantages and regional advantages. Vigorously expand economic cooperation at home and abroad, and sincerely welcome friends from all walks of life at home and abroad to Zhanjiang to invest in construction, set up industries, strengthen trade, visit relatives and friends, and go sightseeing. *** Together, we will build Zhanjiang into a modern international port city.