华夏探秘 广东四大文教之乡 — 高州 Cultural Gaozhou China

Maoming (Chinese: 茂名; pinyin: Màomíng) is located in southwestern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. Facing the South China Sea to the city's south, Maoming city neighbors Zhanjiang in the west and is 362 kilometers (225 miles) from Guangzhou and 121 kilometers (75 miles) from Zhanjiang. The Maoming Port is a Grade I port that handled 16.8 million tons of cargo in 2007. Refined oil and aquatic products are the major export products from the city. Major export destinations include Hong Kong, Macau and ASEAN member nations.

As of the end of 2009, Maoming has a population of 7.35 million, birth rate 11.04‰. The city's GDP (2009) was RMB 123.98 million (US$18.16 million), up by 10.3% over the previous year. According to unverified source Maoming's GDP ranked 8th in Guangdong's 21 cities and ranked 70th of China's 656 cities in 2009.

Maoming's history traces back to about 4,500 years ago. During the Xia Dynasty (2100-1600BC) and the Shang Dynasty (1600-1100BC), the Baiyue tribes inhabited this region. During the Qin Dynasty (221-206BC), the region was divided into Nanhai Shire, Xiang Shire and Guilin Shire. It was named "Maoming" during the Sui Dynasty (AD581-618). Since a large number of minority groups, such as the Yao, the Zhuang and the Miao, are living in Maoming, the city enjoys diverse cultures and folk arts.

The prefecture-level city of Maoming administers 6 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, 3 county-level cities and 1 county. * Maonan District (茂南区) * Maogang District (茂港区) * Gaozhou City (高州市) * Xinyi City (信宜市) * Huazhou City (化州市) * Dianbai County (电白县)

Gaozhou (simplified Chinese: 高州; traditional Chinese: 高州; pinyin: Gāozhōu; Yale Cantonese: Kochow; Gaoyang dialect (Yale Romanization): Kochow) is a county-level city in Maoming City, Guangdong province of southwest China. It has a population of 1.68 million as of 2008 and total area of 3276 km².[1] The locals speak a variation of the Gaozhou dialect.

高州市，位于粤西南部，东近南海，南踞鉴江平原，西连广西，北靠云开大山，扼粤桂六县市要冲，是广东省省辖茂名市其中的一个县级市。交通便利，通信发达，基础设施完善，配­套服务齐全，自古以来便是一个人杰地灵，经济文化繁荣昌盛的粤西重镇。

高州市位于广东省西南部，史称潘州。地理坐标东经110°36′46″—110°22′45″ ，北纬21°42′34″—22°18′49″。东西最大距离79公里，南北最大距离65公里。全市总面积3276平方公里，其中山地面积377万亩，耕地面积80万亩，­现有人口167.8万，市府驻中山街道。辖23个镇和5个街道办事处。437个村委会，40个居民委员会，5770个村民小组，市人民政府驻潘州街道，邮编：525200­。代码：440981。区号：0668。拼音：Gaozhou Shi。

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