Fenggang, Dongguan

Fenggang (simplified Chinese: 凤岗镇; traditional Chinese: 鳳崗鎮; pinyin: Fènggǎng zhèn; lit. 'phoenix mound') is a town under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Dongguan in Guangdong province, China.

Fenggang

凤岗镇
Town
Downtown Fenggang in 2010
Fenggang is labelled '19' on this map of Dongguan
Fenggang
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°44′49″N 114°08′13″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityDongguan
Area
 • Total82.5 km2 (31.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total20,633
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
523690
Area code(s)0769
Websitewww.fenggang.gov.cn
Fenggang, Dongguan
Simplified Chinese凤岗镇
Traditional Chinese鳳崗鎮
Literal meaningPhoenix Mound

Location

Fenggang is located southeast of Dongguan City and south of the towns of Tangxia and Qingxi. It borders Huizhou Huiyang District to the east and Shenzhen's Longgang District to the south. The total area of 82.5 square kilometers. The resident population of 31897 people in 2005, there are 300000 floating residents.[1]

  • Yingfong Tower, built 1929
  • Farmers working plots along the river in Fenggang

Local residents

Fenggang Town in 2004 has a resident population of eighteen thousand people. Hakka people make up three quarters of the total population, and the rest speak the Cantonese vernacular.

Economy

Underwear manufacturer Cosmo Lady's head office is in Fengdeling Village (凤德岭村; 鳳德嶺村; Fèngdélǐngcūn; fung6 dak1 ling5 cyun1), Fenggang.[2]

References
  1. "Economic Development". Dongguan Today. dongguantoday.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  2. "Cosmo Lady (China) Holdings Company Limited Global Offering" (PDF). p. 65 (PDF p. 71). Principal Place of Business and Head Office in China Shi Shi Xia Shan Tang Wei, Fengdeling Village Fenggang Town Dongguan City Guangdong Province, PRC - Address in Traditional Chinese "中國主要營業地點及總部 中國廣東省東莞市鳳崗鎮鳳德嶺村獅石廈山塘尾"
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