Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.
Incorporated in 1897, Long Beach lies in Southern California in the southern part of Los Angeles County. Long Beach is approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of downtown Los Angeles, and is part of the Gateway Cities region. The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in the United States and is among the world's largest shipping ports. The city is over an oilfield with minor wells both directly beneath the city as well as offshore.
The city is known for its waterfront attractions, including the permanently docked RMS Queen Mary and the Aquarium of the Pacific. Long Beach also hosts the Grand Prix of Long Beach, an IndyCar race and the Long Beach Pride Festival and Parade. California State University, Long Beach, one of the largest universities in California by enrollment, is within the city.
Nansha District, Guangzhou City District, Guangdong Province, is the deputy city center of Guangzhou, which is located at the southernmost end of Guangzhou, the west bank of the Humen waterway of the Pearl River, and the confluence of Xijiang, Beijiang and Dongjiang rivers. The region has a total area of 803 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 3 streets and 6 towns. The District people's Government is stationed in Huangge Town. By the end of 2017, the resident population of Nansha District was 725000, of which 415400 were registered residents. Nansha District is located in the Pearl River Estuary and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Geographic Geometry Center. It is the only passage to the sea in Guangzhou and an important pivotal node connecting the urban agglomeration on both sides of the Pearl River Estuary and Hong Kong and Macao. There are Nansha Port, the only deep-water wharf in the western Pearl River Delta, Zhongchuan Longxue Shipbuilding Base, one of the three major shipbuilding bases in China, and Guangzhou, the first bonded port area in Guangdong Province that has passed the national formal acceptance.