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Town in Xingning, Guangdong, China
Shima, Meizhou
Simplified Chinese石马镇
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShímǎ Zhèn

Shima is a town under the jurisdiction of Xingning City, Meizhou, in eastern Guangdong Province, China. The town has an area of 44.46 square kilometres (17.17 sq mi) and a population of 36 thousand.

The name of the town "Shima", meaning "Rock Horse" in Chinese, is named by a rock like a horse going down the hill near the region.

References

  1. "Xingning City (兴宁市)". National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2014. (in Chinese)

24°17′06″N 115°49′41″E / 24.28500°N 115.82806°E / 24.28500; 115.82806


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