Maoming

Maoming

Màomíng (Chinese: 茂名), also known as Mowming is located in southwestern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. Facing the South China Sea to the city's south, Maoming city neighbors Zhanjiang in the west and is 362 kilometers (225 mi) from Guangzhou and 121 kilometers (75 mi) from Zhanjiang. The Maoming Port is a Grade I port that handled 16.8 million tons of cargo in 2007. Refined oil and aquatic products are the major export products from the city. Major export destinations include Hong Kong, Macao and ASEAN member nations.

As of the end of 2010, Maoming has a population of 5,817,753 inhabitants, 1,217,715 of whom are living in the built up area made up of 2 urban districts (Maonan and Maogang) with a birth rate 11.04‰. The city's GDP (2009) was RMB 123.98 billion (US$18.16 billion), up by 10.3% over the previous year. According to unverified source Maoming's GDP ranked 8th in Guangdong's 21 cities and ranked 70th of China's 656 cities in 2009.