Guangdong, previously romanized as Kwangtung or Canton, is a coastal province in South China, on the north shore of the South China Sea. The provincial capital is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.84 million across a total area of about 179,800 km², Guangdong is China's most populous province and its 15th-largest by area, as well as the third-most popul…
Guangdong, previously romanized as Kwangtung or Canton, is a coastal province in South China, on the north shore of the South China Sea. The provincial capital is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.84 million across a total area of about 179,800 km², Guangdong is China's most populous province and its 15th-largest by area, as well as the third-most populous country subdivision in the world.
Country: China
Named for: Abbreviated from "Guǎngnándōng Lù" (A "lù" (often translated "Circuit") was equal to a province or a state in · Song China) · literally, "At the East of the Expanse" (Guangxi being the West)
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