As of June 2019, Huizhou is a second-tier city.

Based on commercial data from 160 brands, user behavior data from 17 internet companies and city big data from data agencies, the First Finance-New Tier 1 Cities Institute ranked China's 338 cities at prefecture level or above again, among which Huizhou City belongs to the second-tier cities.

Huizhou City is located in the southeast of Guangdong Province, belonging to the northeast of the Pearl River Delta and the middle and lower reaches of the East River. It is located between latitude 22°24′～23°57′ north and longitude 113°51′～115°28′ east. The city is 152 kilometers from east to west and 128 kilometers from north to south.

Huizhou City, east of Shanwei City, south of the South China Sea, and connected to Shenzhen City, southwest of Dongguan City, west of Guangzhou City, north and Shaoguan City, northwest of Heyuan City as neighbors. With the surrounding 6 municipal boundaries 846.49 kilometers. Municipal government in Huicheng District, Jiangbei.

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Huizhou's history:

In the early days of the founding of new China, the country's implementation of the large administrative regions, provinces, specializing in (local) areas, counties, the four-tiered system of local government. 1949 October after the founding of the new China, set up in December of the Dongjiang Commissioner District (referred to as the Dongjiang District), under the south-central administrative region of Guangdong Province.

January 4, 1956, the State Council approved the establishment of Huiyang Prefecture. April 8, 1958, Huiyang County analyzed the establishment of Huidong County. April 11, the establishment of the city of Huizhou (Huizhou town rise, county-level). Huiyang prefecture jurisdiction 1 city, 14 counties, special office in Huizhou City. 1959 March, the State Council approved the abolition of Huiyang prefecture, Huiyang, Boro, Bao'an, Dongguan, Zengcheng and other counties to the Foshan prefecture. 1961 October 25, the restoration of the establishment of Longmen County.

July 1963, the restoration of Huiyang Prefecture, jurisdiction of Huiyang, Boro, Heyuan, Lianping, peace, Longchuan, Zijin, Bao'an, Dongguan, Zengcheng, Longmen and other 11 counties, the Special Office in Huizhou Town. 1963 August Huizhou Town was upgraded to the county town, in October 1964 to restore the city of Huizhou (county level). In July 1965, Huidong County was restored, and Huiyang Prefecture was given the jurisdiction of 1 city and 12 counties.

In October 1970, Huiyang Prefecture renamed Huiyang area, jurisdiction, the regional Revolutionary Committee site unchanged. 1988 January abolished Huiyang area, the implementation of the system of municipalities and counties, the establishment of Huizhou, Heyuan, Dongguan, Shanwei, four prefectural-level cities.

Huizhou City, Huicheng District (former county-level Huizhou City changed), Huiyang County, Boro County, Huidong County and Longmen County (from Guangzhou back).

May 6, 1994, the abolition of Huiyang County, the establishment of Huiyang City (county-level), by the provincial jurisdiction, entrusted to Huizhou City.

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