Foshan

Foshan 佛山
Prefectur-level ceety
佛山市
Clockwise frae tap right: Zumiao o Foshan, Qingyun Touer in Shunfengshan Pairk, Statue o Guanyin on tap o Xiqiaoshan, & Dountoun Foshan in Chancheng Destrict
Eik-name(s):  禅 (Chan)
Coordinates: 23°01′0″N 113°07′0″E
Kintra	Cheenae
Province	Guangdong
Municipal seat	Chancheng Destrict
Govrenment
• CPC Committee Secretary	Lin Yuanhe (林元和)
• Mayor	Chen Yunxian (陈云贤)
Area
• Prefectur-level ceety	3813.64 km2 (1,472.45 sq mi)
• Water	690 km2 (270 sq mi)
• Urban	153.69 km2 (59.34 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Prefectur-level ceety	7,194,311
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
• Urban	7,194,311
• Metro	7,194,311
Time zone	UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart Time)
Postal code	528000
Area code(s)	0757
License plate prefixes	粤E（for motor vehicles registered in Chancheng, Sanshui an Gaoming Destrict）, 粤Y(for motor vehicles registered in Nanhai Destrict), 粤X(for motor vehicles registered in Shunde Destrict)
- Tot	¥ 481.5 billion (2009)
- Per capita	¥ 80,579 (2009)
Website	foshan.gov.cn

Foshan
Cheenese	佛山
Jyutping	fat6 saan1
Cantonese Yale	Fahtsāan
Hanyu Pinyin	Fóshān
Postal	Fatshan
Leeteral meanin	Buddha Mountain
Transcriptions Staundart Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fóshān IPA pronounced [fwɔ̌ ʂán] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanisation Fahtsāan Jyutping fat6 saan1

Foshan (Cheenese: 佛山), is a prefectur-level ceety in central Guangdong province, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae. The aurie unner the ceety's jurisdiction is aboot 3,840 km² (1,480 sq mi) an currently haes a population o 7.1 million o which 3.6 million reside in the ceety proper.