Zhanjiang City, a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, formerly known as "Guangzhou Bay", also known as "Harbor City", is located in the southernmost part of mainland China and the southwestern part of Guangdong Province, between longitude 109°40′-110°58′E and latitude 20°13′-21°57′N. It has a tropical north-edge monsoon climate regulated by the ocean all year round, with no cold in winter and no heat in summer, and is rich in subtropical crops and marine resources; It belongs to the monsoon climate of the northern edge of the tropics, which is regulated by the oceanic climate all year round, with no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer, and rich in subtropical crops and seafood resources. Zhanjiang City has a total area of 13,263 square kilometers. Zhanjiang City has 4 municipal districts, 2 counties, and 3 county-level cities under its jurisdiction. At the end of 2022, Zhanjiang City had a resident population of 7,035,400 people.
Republic of China thirty-four years (1945) in September, set up a municipal establishment, named Zhanjiang City. Historically, it used to be part of Mulingchuan County, and the Mulingchuan Inspection Department was once set up in its territory. in September 1983, the system of merging prefectures and municipalities with municipalities and counties was implemented, and Zhanjiang City became a prefectural city under the jurisdiction of the province. Zhanjiang is located at the intersection of Guangdong, Qiong and Gui provinces (regions), and is the main sea port for the southwestern provinces of China, as well as an important port with the shortest sea voyage from mainland China to Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe and Oceania. The ancient port of Xuwen in Zhanjiang was the earliest port of departure of the Maritime Silk Road in the Han Dynasty.
Zhanjiang is the deputy center city of Guangdong Province, the seat of the South Sea Fleet Command, the center city of western Guangdong and the Beibu Gulf City Cluster, the first batch of coastal open cities, the first batch of "One Belt, One Road" pivot cities, the first batch of national model cities for innovative development of the marine economy, and the nationwide comprehensive transportation hub, and has been named one of the top 100 cities in the country for comprehensive strength, national sanitary city, national garden city, and the first national city to have a national plan of action. city, national health city, national garden city, China's excellent tourist city, national model city of double embrace, and China's characteristic charming city.In 2023, it was rated as a third-tier city.
In 2023, Zhanjiang's Gross Regional Product (GRP) was 379.359 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.0%.
