Shiling, Guangzhou

Shiling
狮岭镇
Shiling
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates (Shiling town government): 23°27′39″N 113°09′05″E / 23.46079°N 113.15149°E / 23.46079; 113.15149
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Sub-provincial cityGuangzhou
DistrictHuadu
Area
  Total
136.31 km2 (52.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
300,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Shiling (simplified Chinese: 狮岭镇; traditional Chinese: 獅嶺鎮; pinyin: Shīlǐng Zhèn) is a town in Huadu District, Guangzhou. In the 1970s the government began centrally planned industrialization of Shiling as a leatherworking town. The town is now a major center for the leatherworking industry in China. The town spans an area of 136.31 square kilometres (52.63 sq mi), and is home to 300,000 residents.