Gaoyao, Zhaoqing


Gaoyao, alternately romanized as Koyiu, is an urban district of Zhaoqing in western Guangdong, China. Its population in 2020 was 741,591.

Name

Gaoyao is a former name of the Lingyang Gorge on the Xi River. It was originally the name of the surrounding land but came to be used for the area's seat of government. Gaoyao is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese name, based on its Mandarin pronunciation; the former Chinese Postal Map spelling was based on the local Cantonese pronunciation of the same name. Gaoyao has also sometimes been romanized as KaouYaou.

Geography

Gaoyao is located on the southern bank of the Xi River, opposite central Zhaoqing. Both are about away from Guangzhou, the provincial capital.

Climate

History

Gaoyao was a county of the Qin and Han and its eponymous county seat was the principal settlement of the area. Under the Sui, the administration relocated across the river to Duanzhou, which was renamed Zhaoqing under the Song. Gaoyao continued as a separate county in Zhaoqing Commandery. It was promoted to a county-level city in 1993 and later to urban district status.

Culture and people

Notable figures include:
Places of interest include the Red Mansion and Gaoyao Xuegong Pavilion. There are also three pagodas that can be seen in Gaoyao.

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Administrative divisions

Gaoyao has jurisdiction over one subdistrict and several towns:
NameChinese Hanyu PinyinPopulation Area
Nan'an SubdistrictNán'àn Jiēdào81,88636.5
Hetai townHétái Zhèn33,660150
Lecheng townLèchéng Zhèn24,33794
Shuinan townShuǐnán Zhèn11,598126
Lubu town Lùbù Zhèn63,488254
Xiaoxiang townXiǎoxiāng Zhèn30,964200
Dawan townDàwān Zhèn34,535108
Xinqiao townXīnqiáo Zhèn39,26541.8
Baizhu townBáizhū Zhèn36,977128
Liantang townLiántáng Zhèn58,429125
Huodao townHuódào Zhèn41,358228
Jiaotang townJiāotáng Zhèn33,060130
Huilong townHuílóng Zhèn25,426124.25
Baitu townBáitǔ Zhèn71,430108.4
Jindu townJīndù Zhèn43,623101.23
Jinli townJīnlì Zhèn93,792141.3
Xiangang townXiǎngǎng Zhèn29,29296.6