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'''Guangzhou''' (English /ɡwæŋ'dʒəʊ/, {{zh|c=|s=广州|t=廣州}}; {{IPA-yue|kʷɔ̌ːŋ.tsɐ̂u}} <small>or</small> {{IPA-yue|kʷɔ̌ːŋ.tsɐ́u||zh-yue-廣州.ogg}}; {{IPA-cmn|kwàŋ.ʈʂóu|-|zh-Guangzhou.ogg}}), [[Postal Map Romanization|traditionally]] [[romanization of Chinese|romanised]] as '''Canton''',<ref>"[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/93196/Guangzhou Guangzhou (China)]". ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Accessed September 12, 2010.</ref> is the [[capital city|capital]] and most populous city of the [[Provinces of China|province]] of [[Guangdong]] in southern [[China]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Illuminating China's Provinces, Municipalities and Autonomous Regions|url= http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/43575.htm|publisher=PRC Central Government Official Website|accessdate=2014-05-17}}</ref> Located on the [[Pearl River (China)|Pearl River]] about {{convert|120|km|abbr=on}} north-northwest of [[Hong Kong]] and {{convert|145|km|abbr=on}} north of [[Macau]], Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the maritime [[Silk Road]]<ref>{{cite web|title= 海上丝绸之路的三大著名港口|url= http://history.people.com.cn/n/2014/0520/c385134-25040938.html|publisher=People.cn|accessdate=2014-05-20}}</ref> and continues to serve as a major [[Port of Guangzhou|port]] and transportation hub today.<ref name="Official">{{cite web |url=http://www.visitgz.com/en/About%20Guangzhou/Introduction/280318.html |title=Tourism Administration of Guangzhou Municipality |work=visitgz.com |accessdate=2010-03-21 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100906143754/http://www.visitgz.com/en/About%20Guangzhou/Introduction/280318.html |archivedate=September 6, 2010}}</ref>
Guangzhou is situated at the heart of the [[List of cities in China by population and built-up area|most-populous built-up metropolitan area]] in [[mainland China]], an area that extends into the neighboring cities of [[Foshan]], [[Dongguan]], and [[Shenzhen]], forming one of the largest [[urban agglomeration]]s on the planet. Administratively, the city holds [[sub-provincial divisions in the People's Republic of China|sub-provincial]] status;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.docin.com/p-51864614.html |title=中央机构编制委员会印发《关于副省级市若干问题的意见》的通知. 中编发[1995]5号 |publisher=豆丁网 |date=February 19, 1995 |accessdate=2014-05-28 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529084536/http://www.docin.com/p-51864614.html |archivedate=May 29, 2014}}</ref> and is one of China's five [[National Central City|National Central Cities]].<ref>{{cite news |title=全国乡镇规划确定五大中心城市 |url=http://gcontent.oeeee.com/b/15/b1563a78ec593375/Blog/300/19c802.html |work=Southern Metropolitan Daily |date=February 9, 2010 |accessdate=2010-07-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731074914/http://gcontent.oeeee.com/b/15/b1563a78ec593375/Blog/300/19c802.html |archivedate=July 31, 2013 |df= }}.</ref> In 2015 the city's administrative area was estimated to have a population of 13,501,100.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gzstats.gov.cn/tjyw/201604/t20160412_39495.htm|title=2015年广州市人口规模及分布情况|website=www.gzstats.gov.cn|access-date=2016-11-08}}</ref> Guangzhou is ranked as an Alpha- [[Global city]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The World According to GaWC 2016|publisher=Globalization and World Cities Research Network|date=2017-03-31|url=http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/world2016t.html|accessdate=2017-04-17}}</ref> In recent years, there has been a rapidly increasing number of foreign residents and immigrants from [[Southeast Asia]], the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and especially [[Africans in Guangzhou|from Africa]].<ref name="Guardian">[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/06/china-crackdown-african-immigration China cracks down on African immigrants and traders], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 6 October 2010</ref> This has led to it being dubbed the "Capital of the Third World".<ref>{{cite journal |last= 黄俊杰 |title= 广州一不小心成了"第三世界"首都？ |journal= 新周刊 |date= 11 June 2008 |issue= 第277期 |url= http://www.neweekly.com.cn/newsview.php?id=1283 |accessdate= 29 January 2016}}.</ref><ref>[http://m.caijing.com.cn/api/show?contentid=3702350 广州常住非裔人士或达30万 被称作第三世界首都].</ref> The migrant population from other provinces of China in Guangzhou was 40 percent of the city's total population in 2008. Together with [[Shanghai]], [[Beijing]] and [[Shenzhen]], Guangzhou has one of the most expensive real estate markets in China.<ref name="cnd">{{cite news|last1=Cheng|first1=Andrew|last2=Geng|first2=Xiao|title=Unlocking the potential of Chinese cities|url=http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2017-04/06/content_28819204.htm|accessdate=28 September 2017|publisher=China Daily|date=6 April 2017}}</ref>
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