Globe/Guangdong

Guangdong

ProvinceVerified

Guangdong is a provincial-level administrative division of the People’s Republic of China.

Official name
Guangdong
Administrative seat
Guangzhou
Population
126,012,510 (2020)
Area
179,700 km²
Currency
Renminbi (CNY)
Official language
Standard Chinese

Political system

Political system

The system of provincial people’s congresses. The Provincial People’s Congress is the local organ of state power; the Provincial People’s Government is its executive body.

Power structure

  • Leading body

    中国共产党Guangdong委员会

    Exercises overall leadership in the region

  • Organ of state power

    Guangdong人民代表大会

    Local organ of state power

  • Executive

    Guangdong人民政府

    Executive body of the provincial congress

  • Consultative body

    中国人民政治协商会议Guangdong委员会

    Political consultation and democratic supervision

  • Supervisory body

    Guangdong监察委员会

    Supervisory commission

  • Court

    Guangdong高级人民法院

    Higher people’s court

  • Procuratorate

    Guangdong人民检察院

    People’s procuratorate

Administrative levels

  • ProvincialGuangdong1
  • PrefecturePrefecture-level division21

Parties

Communist Party of China — Guangdong Committee

Role
Ruling party

Revolutionary Committee of the KMT — Guangdong Committee

Role
Participating party (Minge)

China Democratic League — Guangdong Committee

Role
Participating party (Minmeng)

China Democratic National Construction Association — Guangdong Committee

Role
Participating party (Minjian)

China Association for Promoting Democracy — Guangdong Committee

Role
Participating party (Minjin)

Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party — Guangdong Committee

Role
Participating party (Nonggong)

China Zhi Gong Party — Guangdong Committee

Role
Participating party (Zhigong)

Jiusan Society — Guangdong Committee

Role
Participating party (Jiusan)

Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League — Guangdong Committee

Role
Participating party (Taimeng)

People

Sun Yat-sen

Forerunner of the democratic revolution

Period:近现代

Kang Youwei

Reformist leader of the Hundred Days’ Reform

Period:清末

Jeme Tien Yow

Railway engineer, builder of the Beijing–Zhangjiakou railway

Period:清末民初

News

Official

Official news channels 3

Southern Daily

CPC provincial committee organ

Provincial Party organ publishing major government, economic and social information

Guangdong Radio and Television Station

Provincial public broadcaster

Produces and broadcasts provincial radio and television news

Southcn

Provincial key news portal

Provincial news portal listed in the Cyberspace Administration’s news source register

TV & media

Television 1

Guangdong Radio and Television Station

Ownership
Provincial public institution
Broadcast language
Standard Chinese
  • 广东卫视

Press 1

Southern Daily

Ownership
Organ of the CPC provincial committee
Broadcast language
Standard Chinese

Online media 1

Southcn

Ownership
Provincial news organisation
Broadcast language
Standard Chinese

Data & sources

Data sources

Generated:Oct 9, 2026

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Boundary & compliance notes

This dossier follows the one-China principle. Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR and Taiwan Province are part of the People’s Republic of China.

Disclaimer

Administrative boundaries, area and population of Guangdong follow officially published national data. This dossier is for informational display only.

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