The area was organized as the Huangpu People's Commune (Chinese: 黄圃公社) in 1958.[3] The people's commune was abolished in 1984, and the current iteration of Huangpu as a town was established in 1986.[3]
As of 2019, Huangpu has a hukou population of 93,008,[2] however, this excludes the floating population, which is sizable in Zhongshan.[5] A 2022 estimate put the town's hukou population at 100,000, and its floating population at about 48,700.[6] In 2008, Huangpu had a hukou population of 84,876.[3] In the 2000 Chinese Census, Huangpu had a population of 98,373.[5]
In 2022, Huangpu imported 1.182 billion RMB of goods, and exported 10.404 billion RMB of goods, giving the town a total trade-to-GDP ratio of 91.37%.[6]
The town's budget for 2022 included local revenues of 0.449 billion RMB, and local expenditures of 1.046 billion RMB.[6]
Companies headquartered in Huangpu include Zhongshan Tianmei Electrical Appliances,[6][7] Zhonshan Yuanhe Metal Products,[6][8] and Panshun Plastic.[6][9]
Education
As of 2022, Huangpu has a total of 15 schools, including one privateprimary school and one nine-year school, serving 18,800 students.[6] The town also has 20 kindergartens, serving 5,947 students.[6]
Huangpu has one hospital, one community health center, and 13 community health stations.[6] These facilities are staffed by 1,019 personnel, and host 700 beds, as of 2022.[6]
^ ab中山市历史沿革 [Zhongshan Organizational History]. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2011-07-19. Archived from the original on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
^ abcdefghijklmno黄圃年鉴(2022) [Huangpu Yearbook (2022)]. www.zs.gov.cn/hpz/zjhp (in Chinese). Zhongshan Municipal People's Government. 2023-07-14. Archived from the original on 2023-10-14. Retrieved 2023-10-14.