Yangjiang (simplified Chinese: 阳江; traditional Chinese: 陽江, yang-CH'YANG^{[lower-alpha 1]}), alternately romanized via Cantonese as Yeungkong, is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Guangdong Province in the People's Republic of China. It borders Maoming to the west, Yunfu to the north, Jiangmen to the east, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south. The local dialect is the Gaoyang dialect, a branch of Yue Chinese. During the 2020 census, its population was 2,602,959 inhabitants of whom 1,292,987 lived in the built-up (or metro) and largely urbanized area comprising Jiangcheng District and Yangdong County.^[5]

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Yangjiang 阳江／陽江 Yeungkong
Prefecture-level city
Hailing Island in Yangjiang
Location of Yangjiang City jurisdiction in Guangdong
Yangjiang Location in China
Coordinates (Yangjiang municipal government): 21°51′25″N 111°58′59″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
County-level divisions	4
Municipal seat	Jiangcheng District
Government
Area
• Prefecture-level city	7,955.27 km2 (3,071.55 sq mi)
• Urban	2,482.5 km2 (958.5 sq mi)
• Metro	2,482.5 km2 (958.5 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population  (2020 census[1])
• Prefecture-level city	2,602,959
• Density	330/km2 (850/sq mi)
• Urban	1,292,987
• Urban density	520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
• Metro	1,292,987
• Metro density	520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
GDP[2]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 151.6 billion US$ 23.5 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 58,005 US$ 8,991
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	529500 (Urban center) 529600, 529800, 529900 (Other areas)
Area code	0662
ISO 3166 code	CN-GD-17
License Plate	粤Q
Major Nationalities	Han

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Under the Qing, Yangjiang County made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.^[6] It was later split off as a separate prefecture in its own right.

The prefecture-level city of Yangjiang administers 4 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, 1 county-level city and 1 counties.

Yangjiang is located, 2:30 hours from Guangzhou by bus. Notable areas include the Zhapo Beach and Hailing Island near Shapa Town.

Yangjiang is the base of Yangjiang Shibazi, a knife manufacturer.

The Yangjiang Group artist collective is based in the city, and its members' work is largely inspired by the locality.

Yangjiang is home to six nuclear reactors, the largest nuclear power station in China.

The city is named for the Moyang River.

The city was hit by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake on July 25, 1969 which killed over 3,000 people. The area is known for its relatively high levels of natural background radiation.^[7]

Yangjiang has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with mild to warm winters and long, hot (but not especially so) summers, and very humid conditions year-round. Winter begins sunny and dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier. Spring is generally overcast, while summer brings the heaviest rains of the year though is much sunnier; there are 12.6 days with 50 mm (1.97 in) or more rainfall. Autumn is sunny and dry. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 15.5 °C (59.9 °F) in January to 28.3 °C (82.9 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 22.74 °C (72.9 °F). The annual rainfall is around 2,221 mm (87 in), close to two-thirds of which occurs from May to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 18% in March to 55% in October, the city receives 1,757 hours of bright sunshine annually.