Heshan, Guangdong

County-level city in Guangdong, People's Republic of China

Heshan 鹤山市
County-level city
Location of Heshan City (pink) in Jiangmen City (yellow), Guangdong province, and the PRC
Heshan Location of the city centre in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°46′N 112°57′E / 22.767°N 112.950°E / 22.767; 112.950
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Jiangmen
County seat	Shaping
Area
• Total	1,081 km2 (417 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census[1])
• Total	530,684
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	529700
Area code	0750

Heshan
Simplified Chinese	鹤山
Traditional Chinese	鶴山
Postal	Hokshan
Literal meaning	Crane Mountain
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hèshān Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Hok6-saan1

Heshan (Chinese: 鹤山), formerly romanized as Hokshan, is a county-level city of Jiangmen City in the southern part of Guangdong Province, China with a total land area of 1,081 square kilometres (417 sq mi) and a population of 530,684 inhabitants as of 2020 census and some 200,000 internal migrants.^[2] The city is now being conurbated with Jiangmen and so included in the Guangzhou-Shenzhen Pearl River conurbation with more than 65,57 million inhabitants. There are approximately 360,000 people of Heshan origin or descent living in other parts of the world, particularly in the Americas such as Chile, Peru and the United States.

Situated about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south west of the provincial capital, Guangzhou, Heshan occupies a strategic location on the Pearl River Delta, commanding the northern gateway to Jiangmen's five prefectures. Along the opposite bank of the same river, lie the two municipalities of Nanhai and Shunde. Heshan is around three hours from Hong Kong and one hour from Macau by road. The city's harbour can accommodate vessels of up to 3,000 long tons (3,050 t). Ships ply from here to Hong Kong directly.