Tanzhou is a town situated at the southern extremity of the prefecture-level city of Zhongshan, Guangdong province. The population of Tanzhou is of 219,943 residents[when?]. The total area of the town is 136 square kilometres (53 sq mi). Tanzhou is within 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of the border with Macau and borders Zhuhai to the south and east; it is thus much closer to central Zhuhai than central Zhongshan.

Tanzhou
坦洲镇
Tanzhou is labeled '9' on this map of Zhongshan
Tanzhou is labeled '9' on this map of Zhongshan
Tanzhou is located in Guangdong
Tanzhou
Tanzhou
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°15′16″N 113°28′05″E / 22.2545°N 113.4680°E / 22.2545; 113.4680
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityZhongshan
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.tanzhou.gov.cn
Tanzhou Town
Traditional Chinese坦洲鎮
Simplified Chinese坦洲镇
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTǎnzhōu Zhèn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationtáan jāu jan
Jyutpingtaan2zau1 zan3

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