Study on the Action Plan for The Bay Area of Pearl River Estuary

The Boundary of the Bay Area

Boundary of the Bay Area of Pearl River Estuary

In this Study, the Bay Area is defined as comprising all the 17 districts abutting the Pearl River Estuary under the administration of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Dongguan and Zhongshan, and the whole territory of Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions. The boundary is set out having regard to the ease of statistical analysis and assessment, identification of implementation agencies of the proposed actions as well as the principle of adopting an integrated approach of coastal area management. The views of the concerned cities have also been taken into account. The Study Area covers a land area of about 6894 km2 and water area of about 8684 km2, with a population of usual residents of about 25.20 million and local GDP of about RMB 3 trillion as at end-2009.

City	Study Area
Hong Kong	Whole territory of Hong Kong
Macao	Whole territory of Macao
Guangzhou	Yuexiu District, Tianhe District, Liwan District, Haizhu District, Huangpu District, Nansha District and Panyu District
Shenzhen	Futian District, Nanshan District and Baoan District
Zhuhai	Xiangzhou District, Hengqin District and Jinwan District
Dongguan	Southwest Area (Humen Town, Chang’an Town, Shatian Town and houjie Town)
Dongguan	Northwest Area (Guancheng District, Dongcheng District, Nancheng District, Wanjiang District, Daojiao Town, Hongmei Town, Machong Town and Wangniudun Town)
Zhongshan	Central Group (Downtown, Gangkou Town, Shaxi Town, Dachong Town and Wuguishan Town)
Zhongshan	East Group (Torch Development Area, Nanlang Town, Minzhong Town and Sanjiao Town)