Which city is under the jurisdiction of Yangjiang, Guangdong?

Yangjiang is not under the jurisdiction of any city. Yangjiang is a city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province.

Yangjiang is located in the southwest coast of Guangdong Province, bordering Jiangmen in the east, Maoming in the west, Nanhai in the south and Yunfu in the north. It is the direct hinterland of the Pearl River Delta and the frontier of western Guangdong facing the Pearl River Delta. As of 20 17, it has a total area of 7955.9 square kilometers and a total resident population of 2,542,900.

By the end of 20 16, Yangjiang had jurisdiction over Jiangcheng District, Yangdong District and Yangxi County, and managed Yangchun, a county-level city. There are 10 sub-district offices, 38 towns, 1 17 residents' committees and 7 18 villagers' committees in the city.

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The origin of place names

The name of Jinjimiao River comes from "Yang Mohe", and the name of Yang Mohe comes from "Yang Mo". Yangjiang was originally named "Yang Mo". Yangjiang belonged to Guyue in ancient times, and most of them were Yue people. In the ancient Yue language, "Niu" means "Mo" (Yangjiang is now called "Niu" or "Niu Yao"); The Vietnamese word for "sheep" is "Yang" and "Yang" of the sun.

"Yang Mo" means cattle and sheep, indicating that Yangjiang in ancient times was once a place where cattle and sheep lived in groups, or a cattle and sheep market. There is a village by the river called Niuchang Village. This river is in Yang Mo, so it is called Yangmo River. China's ancient geographical location, with mountains in the north and water in the south called Yin, mountains in the south called Yang, and Yangjiang in the north, was named Yangjiang. In ancient times, it was called "green" and "spring" as the east, and Yangchun was close to the east of the river, hence the name Yangchun.

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