Gaozhou
Sign in to saveGaozhou is a county-level city in southwestern Guangdong Province, China. Formerly the primary city in the area, it is now administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Maoming. As of the 2020 census, Gaozhou had a population of 1,328,658 living in its territory, nevertheless its built-up (or metro) area is much smaller. The locals speak a variation of the Gaozhou dialect. It is best known in China for being the ancestral home of Leo Ku.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gaozhou
- Settlement.other_name
- Kochow
- Settlement.postal_code
- 525200
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code
- Settlement.seat
- Panzhou ()
- Settlement.seat_type
- County seat
- Settlement.settlement_type
- County-level & Sub-prefectural city
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Panzhoupark2.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- China Guangdong
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Guangdong
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- People's Republic of China
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Guangdong
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Prefecture-level city
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Maoming
- Settlement.area_code
- 0668
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 3270.8
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Gaozhou is a county-level city in southwestern Guangdong Province, China. Formerly the primary city in the area, it is now administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Maoming. As of the 2020 census, Gaozhou had a population of 1,328,658 living in its territory, nevertheless its built-up (or metro) area is much smaller. The locals speak a variation of the Gaozhou dialect. It is best known in China for being the ancestral home of Leo Ku.
==History== Gaozhou is a historically important city in Guangdong. Under the Qing, it was the seat of overseeing Dianbai, Huazhou, Maoming, "Sih-ching", Wuchuan, and Xinyi Counties. After the Chinese Civil War, it was placed under the administration of Maoming as and then promoted to county-level city status in 1993.
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