| Lianjiang | |
| Other Name: | Limkong; Lienchiang |
| Settlement Type: | County-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | China Guangdong |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guangdong |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guangdong |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Zhanjiang |
| Area Total Km2: | 2835 |
| Population: | 1,363,470 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 21.7333°N 127°W |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Lianjiang (postal: Limkong;) is a county-level city in the municipal region of Zhanjiang, Guangdong.[1] The city has an area of 2,543 square kilometers, and had a population of about 1,363,470 as of 2020.[2]
Lianjiang lies in the north of the Leizhou Peninsula and faces Beibu Gulf to the southwest. The city is bordered to the east by Maoming; to the south by Wuchuan, Potou District, and Suixi County, all in Zhanjiang; to the west by Anpugang Harbour (part of the Gulf of Tonkin) and Beihai, in Guangxi Province; and to the north by Yulin. Lianjiang lies 48 kilometers north of Zhanjiang's city center.
The city is divided into 3 subdistricts and 18 towns.[3] Lianjiang's government is located in .
Lianjiang's 3 subdistricts are,, and Chengbei Subdistrict.
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By the end of 2009 there are 577 schools, colleges and universities in Lianjiang with 312,000 students.
The Guangdong Institute of Arts and Sciences is located in the city.[4]
The Litang–Zhanjiang railway and the Shenzhen–Zhanjiang high-speed railway both run through Lianjiang.
National Highway 207 and National Highway 325 both run through Lianjiang, as well as a number of provincial highways.