Maoming is located in southwestern Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. Facing the South China Sea to the city's south, Maoming city neighbors Zhanjiang in the west and is 362 kilometers (225 mi) from Guangzhou and 121 kilometers (75 mi) from Zhanjiang. The Maoming Port is a Grade 1 port that handled 16.8 million tons of cargo in 2007. As of the end of 2010, Maoming has a population of 5,817,753 inhabitants whom 1,217,715 in the built up area made of 2 urban districts (Maonan and Maogang) with a birth rate 11.04%.