In the previous article, the author talked to you a series of stories about the changes in urban zoning in Guangdong Province of my country and the economic development of , such as Guangzhou City, Foshan City, Dongguan City, etc. Today, let’s talk about Maoming City in Guangdong Province. Maoming City is an important city in Guangdong Province and a regional city in Guangdong Province. Maoming City has a total population of more than 6.1 million, with a total of 5 districts and counties under its jurisdiction. So, how did the zoning pattern of the five districts and counties in Maoming City be formed step by step?
First of all, let’s talk about the basic situation in Guangdong Province. Guangdong Province is the largest population and largest economic province in my country. According to the data statistics from Qipu in 2020, Guangdong Province has a total population of 126 million, ranking first in the country. It has more than 20 million more people than Shandong Province, Henan Province and other provinces. In other words, it is equivalent to the total population of Gansu Province or Jilin Province. In 2021, the total amount of GDP in Guangdong Province reached more than 12 trillion yuan, ranking first in the country.
even exceeds in some of the world's middle-developed countries in . At present, the total GDP of Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces is more than 10 trillion yuan. Guangdong Province is also a famous vegetable and fruit export province in my country. It exports various fruits and vegetables every year, and there are many quantities and wide varieties. For example, many cities in northern and western Guangdong Province have successively established various types of planting bases.
At present, Guangdong Province has a total of 21 prefecture-level cities under its jurisdiction, namely: Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Foshan, Zhongshan, , Zhanjiang, , Huizhou, Maoming, Yangjiang, , Jieyang, , Chaozhou, , Meizhou, Zhuhai, Shantou, Shanwei, , Shaoguan, Qingyuan, , Zhaoqing, , Jiangmen, , Heyuan, Yunfu. Of course, Guangzhou and Shenzhen are one of the 15 sub-provincial cities in the country. Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen have become the four largest first-tier cities in my country, of which Guangdong Province accounts for 2.
This shows that Guangdong Province has very strong overall strength. Maoming City is one of the 21 prefecture-level cities in Guangdong Province and is a regional city in western Guangdong Province. In terms of total population, Maoming City has a total population of more than 6.1 million, ranking 6th in Guangdong Province. In 2021, Maoming City's total GDP reached more than 360 billion. At present, Maoming City has a total of 2 districts and 3 county-level cities, with a total of 5 districts and counties, namely: Maonan District , Dianbai District , Gaozhou county-level cities, Xinyi county-level cities, and Huazhou county-level cities.
Maoming City is an important petrochemical base and energy base in the country, a comprehensive hub city in western Guangdong and an important coastal port. According to Maoming City's development plan, the total GDP in 2025 will strive to exceed 440 billion. A problem arises. As a city in western Guangdong Province, how did the zoning pattern of the five districts and counties in Maoming City be formed step by step?
As we all know, my country's provincial system appeared in Yuan Dynasty . After hundreds of years of adjustment and improvement in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the basic framework pattern of inland provinces has gradually formed. As of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, Guangdong Province formed a zoning pattern of 10 prefectures and 3 Zhili Prefectures, which were: Guangzhou Prefectures, Nanxiong Prefectures, Huizhou Prefectures, Chaozhou Prefectures, Zhaoqing Prefectures, Gaozhou Prefectures, Lianzhou Prefectures, Leizhou Prefectures, Qiongzhou Prefectures, Lianzhou Prefectures, Luoding Prefectures, .
Among them, the county-level cities under Maoming City are basically under the management of Gaozhou Prefecture. At that time, Gaozhou Prefecture had 1 sanzhou and 5 counties under its jurisdiction, namely: Huazhou, Maoming County, , Dianbai County, Xinyi County, Wuchuan County, and Shicheng County. It has to be said that Gaozhou Prefecture is a place of cultural gathering. In the culture of Guangdong Province, Gaolei culture occupies a very important part.
1912, after more than 200 years of rule over the demise of the Qing Dynasty, our country entered a complex stage of warlord melee. Due to the continuous war, it caused great damage to the economies in various parts of Guangdong.In a blink of an eye, it was the early stage of the founding of the People's Republic of China. With the end of the large-scale war, our country entered the stage of post-war reconstruction, restoration of production, and development and construction. At that time, various special zones and prefecture-level cities were successively established in various parts of Guangdong Province, such as the Zhujiang Special Zone and the South Road Special Zone.
South Road Special Zone has a total of 13 counties under its jurisdiction, namely: Dianbai County, Maoming County, Hua County, Wuchuan County, Lianjiang County, Suixi County , Haikang County, Xuwen County , Hepu County , Lingshan County, Qin County , Fangcheng County, and Xinyi County. In 1950, the South Road Special Zone was renamed Gaolei District. At the same time, the Gaolei Special Zone has been adjusted to 10 counties. In 1952, Gaolei District was abolished, and the counties and districts under its jurisdiction were assigned to the management of the western Guangdong administrative region. In the 1950s, the transportation and communication levels in various parts of my country were limited, and there were too many districts and counties under their jurisdiction, which was not conducive to management.
In 1956, Western Guangdong Administrative Region was abolished, and on the basis of most counties in western Guangdong Province, Zhanjiang District was established. Zhanjiang Special Zone has 12 counties under its jurisdiction, namely: Suixi County, Lianjiang County, Hua County, Maoming County, Xinyi County, Yangchun County, , Yangjiang County, Dianbai County, Wuchuan County, Leidong County, , Haikang County, and Xuwen County. Since the 1950s, my country has successively started 156 important projects and gradually established its own heavy industry system. The demand for resources in various aspects such as steel, oil, and rubber is increasing.
00s, oil resources with very rich reserves were found in Maoming County, Zhanjiang District. In order to exploit the oil resources of Maoming , my country has successively dispatched more than 100,000 workers from all over the country to Maoming, established mining areas and living areas, and gradually formed the initial urban framework. In 1959, it was abolished in Maoming County and a county-level city was established, which is still under the management of Zhanjiang Special Zone.
html In the late 1960s, all the special zones across the country were renamed to regions, and the Zhanjiang special zone was renamed to Zhanjiang area, and the management area remained unchanged. After nearly 10 years of development, Maoming county-level cities have developed to a very good level. In view of the importance of Maoming's county-level cities, in 1975, Maoming's county-level cities were promoted to prefecture-level cities, leaving the Zhanjiang area. However, Maoming prefecture-level cities only manage the main urban area and mining area, and their jurisdiction is very limited. The surrounding counties are still under the management of Zhanjiang area.
After entering the 1990s, with the rapid development of the economy in various parts of Maoming City, Gaozhou County, Xinyi County and Huazhou County were successively abolished and county-level cities were established. After the 21st century, Maoming City began to rise, the urban area further expanded, and the urban population further increased. In 2001, Maoming City established Maogang District. at this time. Maoming City has formed a district layout of 2 districts, 1 county and 3 county-level cities. In 2014, in order to develop and build, Maogang District and Dianbai County merged to form Dianbai District.
As of this stage, the zoning pattern of 2 districts and 3 county-level cities in Maoming City has been completely formed, with a total of 5 districts and counties. Of course, due to the needs of construction and development, after entering the 21st century, Maoming City has successively established several new districts such as Maoming Binhai New Area , Maoming High-tech Zone, and Maoming Shuidongwan New City. However, these new areas belong to functional areas and are special circumstances and are generally not included.
There are many more stories about the adjustment of various regions in my country. The author will chat with you slowly in future articles.
