Dongqu Subdistrict (), also known as East Subdistrict, or Eastern Subdistrict, is a subdistrict of Zhongshan City, Guangdong, China, which was established in 1987. It is the location of the Zhongshan Municipal Government, and is the political, economic, and cultural centre the city, and is renowned for being the (ancestral) hometown of 32,000 overseas Chinese. It covers and permanent population of 120,000. Officially, it is a subdistrict (). References External links Official website of East District, Zhongshan Populated places established in 1987 Zhongshan 1987 establishments in China Township-level divisions of Guangdong