Introduction to Huanggang Town

Huanggang Town belongs to Raoping County and is located on the coast of the South China Sea and at the junction of Fujian and Guangdong. Its center is located at 116°6′ east longitude and 23°4′ north latitude. It borders Zhao'an County of Fujian Province to the east, Qiandong Town to the west, Nanhai to the south, Lianrao Town to the north, and is located between the two special economic zones of Shantou and Xiamen. It is the seat of Raoping County and the political, economic and cultural center of the county. As of 2012, the town has a total area of ??96.6 square kilometers and governs 24 administrative villages, 12 communities and 1 comprehensive field. As of 2012, the town has 2,682 acres of garden land, 25,532 acres of forest land, and 10,933 acres of shallow beaches. In 2012, the town had a registered population of 197,000 and about 26,000 overseas Chinese. In 2012, the town's total agricultural output value was 602 million yuan, the per capita income of farmers was 6,915 yuan, the total industrial output value was 3.846 billion yuan, foreign trade exports were 180 million US dollars, there were 23 enterprises with annual foreign trade exports of more than 1 million US dollars, and profits and taxes were 418 million yuan. It has "National Advanced Unit for Agricultural Technology Promotion", "Hometown of Chinese Folk Culture and Art No. 1", "Top 100 Township Enterprise Towns in Guangdong Province", "Technological Innovation Professional Town No. 2", "Top 100 Towns in Guangdong Province for Comprehensive Urban Economic Development", "Top Ten in Eastern Guangdong" and more than ten national and provincial honorary titles.