Where is Qingyuan?

Qingyuan is in the north-central part of Guangdong Province.

Qingyuan City is located in the north-central part of Guangdong Province, the middle and lower reaches of Beijiang River, the south side of Nanling Mountains and the Pearl River Delta. The whole territory is located at latitude 23? 26′56″~25? 1 1 ′ 40 ″, 1 1 1? 55′ 17″~ 1 13? 55' 34 ",connecting Guangzhou and Foshan in the south, Hunan and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the north, Shaoguan in the east and northeast, and Zhaoqing in the west and southwest; The north-south distance is 190km, the east-west distance is about 230km, and the boundary line exceeds 1200km.

Qingyuan is close to Guangzhou, located in the middle and lower reaches of the Beijiang River on the northern edge of the Pearl River Delta, and in the north-central part of Guangdong Province. Guangzhou helps Qingyuan and cooperates with Guangzhou (Qingyuan) Industrial Park, which is the "strategic engine" for the two cities to complement each other and accelerate their development, and is an important embodiment of "Guangzhou-Qingyuan integration".

Historical evolution:

1In July 1983, Shaoguan implemented a new system of city governing counties, and Qingyuan and Fogang counties were placed under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou from Shaoguan.

1988 65438+1On October 7th, the State Council approved the revocation of Qingyuan County and the establishment of Qingyuan City as a regional administrative region. Qingyuan County was divided into two municipal districts, Qingcheng and Qingjiao (1992 was renamed Qingxin County), and it was also divided into Fogang County under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou and Yingde County, Yangshan County, Lianxian County, Liannan Yao Autonomous County and Lianshan Zhuang and Yao County under the jurisdiction of Shaoguan City.

1994 Yingde and Lian County were changed to county-level cities (Lian County was once called Lianzhou City) and were under the management of Qingyuan City.

20 12 1 1, the State Council approved the cancellation of Qingxin County and the establishment of Qingxin District.

On September 20 15, Qingyuan became the second batch of cities in Guangdong province to obtain local legislative power.