Guangdong

ProvinceCN-GD

Province of China.

AsiaCapital: GuangzhouSub-region: South CentralLanguage: Cantonese
Population
126.0M
Metros tracked
9
108.7M in metros (86%)
Composite score
125.1
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Province
ISO 3166-2: CN-GD
At a glance
Endonym
广东省
Area
179,800 km²
Population density
701 /km²
Highest point
Shikengkong (1,902 m (6,240 ft))
Legislature
Guangdong Provincial People's Congress
Human Development Index
0.823 (2023)
Rank in China
2nd of 31 by composite score
Area rank
15th of 31 by area
Largest tracked metro
Guangzhou

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Guangdong metro footprint

9 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

9 tracked metros

#10Guangzhou★ Capital
100.2
67.8MGlobal Capital
#287Zhanjiang
9.2
7.0MEstablished Metro
#410Shantou
5.9
13.6MEstablished Metro
#732Shanwei
2.6
2.7MEmerging Metro
#861Maoming
2.1
6.2MEmerging Metro
#884Qingyuan
2.0
4.0MEmerging Metro
#919Meizhou
1.8
3.9MEmerging Metro
#1544Huizhou
0.8
2.1MLocal Metro
#1923Huiyang
0.5
1.4MLocal Metro