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Dongguan, Guangdong, Chinai
Regional Level Types
DongguanPrefecture-level City
GuangdongProvince
ChinaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Dongguan8,000,000 (2017)
Humen191,891 (2012)
Shilong109,733 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
334502
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:334502:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Chine
German:
Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Italian:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Cina
Russian:
Дунгуань, Гуандун, Китай
Simplified Chinese:
东莞市, 广东省, 中国
Spanish:
Dongguan, Provincia de Cantón, China
Afrikaans:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Volksrepubliek van Sjina
Arabic:
دونغ غوان, غوانغدونغ, الصين
Armenian:
Դունգուան, Գուանդուն, Չինաստան
Asturian:
Dongguan, Provincia de Cantón, China
Basque:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Txina
Bengali:
ডংগোয়ান, কুয়াংতুং, গণচীন
Breton:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Sina
Bulgarian:
Дунгуан, Гуандун, Китайска народна република
Burmese:
ဒုံဂွမ်, ကွမ်တုန်းပြည်နယ်, တရုတ်
Catalan:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Xina
Cebuano:
Dongguan, Guangdong Sheng, Tsina
Classical Chinese:
東莞市, 中國
Cornish:
Dongguan, China
Czech:
Tung-kuan, Kuang-tung, Čína
Danish:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Kina
Dutch:
Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Esperanto:
Dongguan, Gŭangdongo, Ĉinujo
Estonian:
Dongguan Shi, Guangdong, Hiina
Farsi/Persian:
دونگوان, گوانگ‌دونگ, جمهوری خلق چین
Finnish:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Kiina
Gan:
东莞市, 廣東, 中國
Greek:
Ντογκουάν, Κουανγκτούνγκ, Κίνα
Gujarati:
ડોંગુઆન, ચીન
Hakka:
Tûng-kôn-sṳ, Kóng-tûng, Chûng-fà
Hebrew:
דונגגוואן, גואנגדונג, סין
Hindi:
डोंग्गूआन, गुआंगदोंग, चीन
Hungarian:
Tungkuan, Kuangtung, Kína
Indonesian:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Cina
Irish Gaelic:
Dongguan, Guangdong, An tSín
Japanese:
東莞市, 広東省, 中国
Kannada:
ಡೊಂಗ್ಗುವಾನ್, ಚೀನಿ
Kapampangan:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Tsina
Kikuyu:
Dongguan, China
Korean:
둥관시, 광둥성, 중국
Latvian:
Donguana, Guanduna, Ķīna
Lithuanian:
Donguanas, Guangdongas, Kinija
Macedonian:
Дунггуан, Кина
Malagasy:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Sina
Malay:
Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Marathi:
डोंगगुआन, क्वांगतोंग, चीन
Min Dong Chinese:
Dĕ̤ng-uāng, Guōng-dĕ̤ng, Dṳ̆ng-huà Ìng-mìng Gê̤ṳng-huò-guók
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Tong-kóan-chhī, Tiong-hôa
Mongolian:
Дунгуань, Гуандун муж, Хятад
Norwegian:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Kina
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Dongguan, Guangdong, Kina
Occitan:
Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Polish:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Chiny
Portuguese:
Dongguan, Cantão, China
Romanian:
Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Scots:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Cheenae
Serbian:
Дунгуан, Гуангдунг, Кина
Sinhalese:
ඩන්ජන්, චීනය
Swahili:
Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Swedish:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Kina
Tagalog:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Tsina
Tamil:
டொங்குவான், குவாங்டொங், சீனா
Telugu:
డోంగ్గున్, చైనా
Thai:
ตงกวน, มณฑลกวางตุ้ง, ประเทศจีน
Traditional Chinese:
東莞, 廣東, 中國
Turkish:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Çin
Ukrainian:
Дунгуань, Гуандун, Китай
Urdu:
ڈونگوان, گوانگڈونگ, چین
Uyghur:
Dongwen shehiri, گۇئاڭدوڭ ئۆلكىسى, جۇڭخۇا خەلق جۇمھۇرىيىتى
Vietnamese:
Đông Hoản, Quảng Đông, Trung Quốc
Waray:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Tsina
Welsh:
Dongguan, Guangdong, Tsieina
Western Punjabi:
ڈونگ گوآن, گوانگڈونگ, چین
Wu Chinese:
东莞市, 广东省, 中国


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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences7
Youngest Fossil Listed339 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed345 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Ceshui7345.3 - 339.4 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Arachnolasma
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Aulophyllidae : Arachnolasma345.3 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Aulina
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lithostrotionidae : Aulina345.3 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Aviculopecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Aviculopecten345.3 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Sphenopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lyginopteridaceae : Sphenopteris345.3 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Neuropteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : Neuropteris345.3 - 339.4 Ma
Carboniferous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongguan
Wikidata ID:Q59218
GeoNames ID:1812545


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