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Quangang district

enquanzhou.com| Updated: Nov 19, 2019 L M S

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The production area of Fujian Refining & Petrochemical Company Limited in Quangang district, Quanzhou [Photo provided to enquanzhou.com]

Quangang district is on the south bank of Meizhou Bay in the middle coastal area of Fujian province. In 1996, Xiaocuo Economic Development Zone was established. On Dec 28, 2000, it received approval from the State Council to establish an administrative region called Quangang.

Quangang district covers 460 square kilometers, including 341 sq km of land. By the end of 2018, the permanent resident population was 336,000.

In 2018, Quangang's GDP reached 65.41 billion yuan ($9.33 billion), up 8.6 percent year-on-year. Its industrial added value was 46.2 billion yuan, up 7.9 percent, the added value of the tertiary industry was 13.15 billion yuan, up 10.3 percent, and the per capita disposable income of residents was 26,255 yuan, up 8.6 percent.