Tianhe District (a district under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province)

Tianhe District, a district under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, is located in the eastern part of Guangzhou. It was established in 1985 by splitting from the suburbs of Guangzhou. It is connected to Huangpu District in the east, faces Haizhu District across the Pearl River in the south, reaches Guangzhou Avenue and connects with Yuexiu District in the west, and neighbors Baiyun District in the north. The total administrative area is 137.38 square kilometers. By the end of 2023, the permanent population of Tianhe District was 2.238 million, and the registered population was 1.0947 million. As of June 2023, Tianhe District has jurisdiction over 21 streets, and the district government is located at No. 1 Tianfu Road, Tianyuan Street. Tianhe District is the new urban center of Guangzhou, located on the new central axis of the city. It connects the west to the east and the north to the south, and is the intersection of the eastward and southward expansion axes of Guangzhou. The district has a concentration of transportation resources, including a multi-level urban transportation system with subways, a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, and train stations. Landmark buildings in Guangzhou such as CITIC Plaza, Guangzhou International Finance Center (West Tower), Chow Tai Fook Finance Center (East Tower), Guangzhou Opera House, and Guangdong Provincial Museum are all located in the district. The area from Shipai to Wushan gathers several higher education institutions, including South China University of Technology, South China Normal University, Jinan University, and South China Agricultural University. Tianhe District was the main venue and the location for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 6th National Games, the 9th National Games, and the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games and Asian Para Games. It is also the home ground of Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club. In 2023, the GDP of Tianhe District was 655.126 billion yuan.