Zhongshan Torch Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone
subdistrict in Guangdong, People's Republic of China
Zhongshan Torch Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone (Chinese: 火炬高技术产业开发区) also known as Zhongshangang Subdistrict (Chinese: 中山港街道) or Zhangjiabian Subdistrict (Chinese: 张家边街道), is a national-level hi-tech industrial development zone in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China. Formerly the three subdistricts: THIDZ, Zhongshangang and Zhangjiabian were three separate subdistricts until they were merged in January 1993. The zone lies in the east of Zhongshan, with an area of 90 km2 (35 sq mi). At the 2020 census, it has a population of 289,518.
It was jointly established by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Guangdong Provincial Government and Zhongshan Municipal Government in 1990. Several national-level enterprises have established industrial bases in the zone.
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