Dongguan, also known as Guancheng, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, one of the central cities in the Pearl River Delta and one of the cities in the Dawan District of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.
The central city on the eastern coast of the Pearl River Delta has been approved by the State Council.
东莞别称莞城，是广东省下辖的地级市、珠三角中心城市之一、粤港澳大湾区城市之一，国务院批复确定的珠江三角洲东岸中心城市 。
There are 4 streets and 28 towns under the jurisdiction of the whole city, with a total area of 2465 square kilometers, a built-up area of 958.86 square kilometers, a permanent population of 8.3922 million, a urban population of 76.386 million, and a urbanization rate of 91.02%.
全市下辖4个街道、28个镇，总面积2465平方千米，建成区面积958.86平方千米，常住人口839.22万人，城镇人口763.86万人，城镇化率91.02%。
Dongguan is located in the south-central part of Guangdong Province and the Pearl River Port. It connects Guangzhou to the north and Guangzhou to the west across the sea. It connects Shenzhen to the South and Huizhou to the east.
It is the first of the "Four Little Tigers of Guangdong" and an important transportation hub and foreign trade port in Guangdong.
东莞地处广东省中南部、珠江口岸，北接广州市、西与广州市隔海相望，南接深圳市、东接惠州市，为“广东四小虎”之首，是广东重要的交通枢纽和外贸口岸。
Dongguan was founded in the Three Kingdoms Period. It has a history of more than 1700 years. It is an important birthplace of Lingnan civilization.
The opening place of modern Chinese history and the pioneer place of reform and opening up are listed as the first batch of comprehensive pilot areas of new urbanization in China and famous historical and cultural cities in Guangdong.
东莞在三国时期建郡，有着1700多年的郡县史，是岭南文明的重要发源地，中国近代史的开篇地和改革开放的先行地，被列为第一批国家新型城镇化综合试点地区和广东历史文化名城。
扩展资料
1、自然资源
东莞市野生动物种类繁多，主要分布于山区和丘陵地带，体型较大的野兽多栖息在东南山区，一般兽类出没于平川、丘陵。主要野生动物有：哺乳类、鸟类、鱼类（134种）、甲壳类和多种贝类、两栖、爬行类、昆虫类等。
主要野生植物有：树类114种、竹类23种、内陆水域水生维管束植物48种，水果类40多种、野生中草药89种。内陆水域中常见的浮游生物共8门110属。
2、历史文化
东莞为广东省历史文化名城，以广州方言演唱的粤曲、粤剧在东莞有悠久历史，它是本土民间音乐吸融中原文化，并借鉴西方演奏技巧的产物，现为当地民间流传最广的地方音乐和戏剧，东莞素有粤曲、粤剧之乡的美誉。
戏剧是流传最广、影响最深的民间艺术之一。粤剧在东莞同样深受群众的喜爱，著名粤剧大老倌卢启光等广东粤剧名家常到东莞城乡登台演唱和传艺。长安镇业余粤剧团还于2002年赴京在人民大会堂演出大型粤剧《思源》。
参考资料来源：百度百科-东莞
Dongguan, mild climate and abundant wealth, the annual average temperature of 23.3 degrees Celsius, with an average annual rainfall 1614.5 millimeters. Tilt the terrain from east to west, most of mesa hills and alluvial plains, mountains with sea coastline of 115.94 kilometers.
Dongguan for Lingnan ancient town, there are relics can test history dates back 5,000 years. More than 150 years ago, the opening of China's modern history took place in Dongguan humenxiaoyan. Anti-Japanese War, this is the people's anti-Japanese base areas Dongjiang, Dongguan million children for national independence, national prosperity and strength and heroic fighting, bloody died. A long history of culture and a glorious revolutionary tradition, so that Guangdong Dongguan become a historical and cultural city.
Dongguan, a lot of historical sites, tourism is rich in resources, is a famous tourist destination. There is a well-known Chinese and foreign cigarette sales pool, Shajiao Fort Weiyuan Fort ancient battlefield sites, such as the Opium War; a patriotism education base - the Opium War Museum and the naval museum; there Dongguan Museum, Museum of the Opium War Opium War artifacts and even since the New Stone Age relics unearthed; there are village sites and Sally Lake, Jin Ao Chau tower; Guangdong, one of the four famous round can be won, and the Pearl River estuary coastal beauty, rice Hai Lam, Lai Hung Hexiang charming scenery and so on.
Since reform and opening up, Dongguan the implementation of economic internationalization strategy, vigorously to attract foreign investment, the development of export-oriented economy. The last two decades, Dongguan's economy is 20 percent average annual growth rate of vigorous development of China's fastest-growing economy in the world. In 2000, the city's gross domestic product of about 48.8 billion yuan, export value reached 17.159 billion U.S. dollars, the actual utilization of foreign capital (excluding external borrowing) 1.647 billion U.S. dollars. In recent years, Dongguan continuously optimizing the industrial structure, and in 2000 the ratio of the three major industrial 6.37:55.36:38.27. Investment structure was further focused on infrastructure construction, environmental protection, construction and hi-tech projects in construction, computer and information products to the high-tech industry has become a pillar industry in Dongguan City.
The last two decades, Dongguan first established infrastructure development strategy. The city has been built, including road, rail, river, sea and other modes of transport traffic network and modern telecommunications, electric power network. To the end of 2000, the city's highway density of 102.17 kilometers / 100 square kilometers, telephone penetration rate of 108 / 100 people. In the rapid development of material civilization, while the building of spiritual civilization Dongguan have also made remarkable progress. The city has universal secondary education system, libraries, museums, cinemas, television and radio stations and other cultural facilities improvement, medical and health care network increasingly sound, mass sports activities to flourish, people's material and cultural lives have been constantly improved, good wind-US customs further carry forward.
东莞市位于广东省中南部，珠江口东岸，北距广州50公里，南离深圳90公里，水路至香港47海里，至澳门48海里，是广州与香港之间水陆交通的必经之地。全市陆地面积2465平方公里。1985年9月撤县设市，1988年1月，东莞升格为不设县的地级市，现下辖32个镇区、594个村，有常住人口 150.82万，外来人口500多万。此外，还有港澳台同胞70多万人，海外侨胞20多万人，是著名的侨乡。
东莞气候温和，物产丰富，年平均气温23.3摄氏度，年均降水量1614.5毫米。地势自东往西倾斜，大部分为丘陵台地和冲积平原，依山傍海，海岸线115.94公里。
东莞为岭南古邑，有文物可考的历史可追朔5000余年。150多年前，中国近代史开篇的虎门销烟就发生在东莞。抗日战争时期，这里是东江人民抗日根据地，万千东莞儿女为民族独立、国家富强而英勇战斗，浴血捐躯。悠久的历史文化和光荣的革命传统，使东莞成为南粤历史文化名城。
东莞名胜古迹甚多，旅游资源丰富，是著名的旅游胜地。这里有中外闻名的销烟池、沙角炮台、威远炮台等鸦片战争古战场遗址；有爱国主义教育基地――鸦片战争博物馆和海战博物馆；有东莞博物馆、鸦片战争博物馆珍藏的鸦片战争文物乃至新石器时代以来的出土文物；有村头遗址和仙鹅湖、金鳌洲塔；有广东四大名圆之一的可圆，以及珠江口滨海秀色、稻海蕉林、荔红荷香等迷人风景。
改革开放以来，东莞实施经济国际化战略，大力吸引外资，发展外向型经济。二十年来，东莞的经济以平均每年20%的增长率蓬勃发展，成为中国经济发展最快的地区之一。2000年，全市国内生产总值约488.00亿元，出口总值达171.59亿美元，实际利用外资(不含对外借款)16.47亿美元。近年来，东莞不断优化产业结构化，2000年三大产业结构比例为 6.37:55.36:38.27。投资结构进一步侧重于基础设施建设、环保建设与高科技项目建设，以电脑资讯产品为主的高新科技产业已成为东莞市的支柱产业。
二十年来，东莞确立了基础设施先行的发展战略。全市已建成了包括公路、铁路、内河、海上等多种运输方式的交通网络和现代通信、电力网络。至2000年底，全市公路密度达102.17公里/百平方公里，电话普及率达108部/百人。在物质文明建设迅速发展的同时，东莞的精神文明建设也取得了长足的进步。全市已普及高中教育体系，图书馆、博物馆、电影院、电视台、广播电台等文化设施日臻完善，医疗卫生保健网络日益健全，群众性体育活动蓬勃发展，人民物质文化生活水平不断提高，良风美俗进一步弘扬。本回答被提问者采纳
