Maoming

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Maoming

Total population

1,217,000

Coordinates21.67°, 110.92°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Maoming, alternately romanized as Mowming, is a prefecture-level city located in southwestern Guangdong province, China. Facing the South China Sea to the city's south, Maoming borders Zhanjiang to the west, Yangjiang to the east, and Yunfu to the northeast, and is 362 kilometers (225 mi) from the province's capital Guangzhou and 121 kilometers (75 mi) from Zhanjiang. The Maoming Port is a Grade I port that handled 16.8 million tons of cargo in 2007. Refined oil and aquatic products are the major export products from the city. Major export destinations include Hong Kong, Macao and ASEAN member nations.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Guangdong

• Qijing
  8.2 mi away
• Aotou
  8.5 mi away
• Dianbai
  11.8 mi away
• Shayuan
  12.1 mi away
• Danchang
  15.1 mi away
• Shizailing
  15.8 mi away
• Wangcungang
  15.9 mi away
• Shalang
  20.6 mi away
• Jianghu
  25 mi away
• Linchen
  25.6 mi away
• Tangduo
  28.3 mi away
• Huangpo
  30.7 mi away

Browse all places in Guangdong →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Maoming

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Asian Weaver Ant

Oecophylla smaragdina

Seen 2026-08-06

Witchweed

Striga asiatica

Seen 2026-06-28

Yellow-spotted Keelback

Fowlea flavipunctata

Seen 2026-06-04

Asian Painted Frog

Kaloula pulchra

Seen 2026-05-14

Cocoa Tussock Moth

Orgyia postica

Seen 2026-05-12

Acanthocoris scaber

Acanthocoris scaber

Seen 2026-05-12

Indian Cotton Stainer

Dysdercus cingulatus

Seen 2026-05-10

Six-spotted Zigzag Ladybird

Cheilomenes sexmaculata

Seen 2026-05-08

Asian mazus

Mazus pumilus

Seen 2026-05-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).