In Depth

Heyuan – Riding on the Pearl River

  • Published 10 Dec 2009

Inland Guangdong provincial city expands its urban area by 4.8% a year.

Urbanisation trend:Heyuan's central area was only 4.5 sq km in size when it was designated a city in 1988, but by 2008, it had grown to around 53 sq km, yielding an average annual growth in urban area of 4.8% each year.