Guangzhou, referred to as "Sui" for short, is also called Yangcheng, Huacheng and Wuyangcheng. It is a prefecture level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province. It is the capital of Guangdong Province, a sub provincial city, a national central city, and a megacity. It is located in southern China, central and southern Guangdong Province, the northern edge of the the Pearl River Delta, and close to the downstream estuary of the the Pearl River basin, with a total area of 7434.40 square kilometers. As of October 2023,Guangzhou has 11 districts under its jurisdiction. As of the end of 2023, the permanent population of Guangzhou was 18.827 million. Guangzhou is the core city of the Guangzhou metropolitan area, designated by the State Council as an important central city, international trade center, and comprehensive transportation hub in China. It is a world-class city and has been a place of cultural integration between China and foreign countries since ancient times. It is also one of the birthplaces of Guangfu culture and one of the first batch of historical and cultural cities in China designated by the State Council It is the headquarters of China's southern war zone headquarters, a national logistics hub, a national comprehensive gateway city, an international comprehensive transportation hub, one of the first batch of coastal open cities, the central city of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, the Pan the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone, and the hub city of the the Belt and Road, and is known as China's "southern gate".

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