《2023中國(guo)(guo)中小城(cheng)(cheng)市高質量發展指數研究》的(de)研究對象界定(ding)為：縣(xian)(xian)級市、縣(xian)(xian)以及空間(jian)結(jie)構相對獨立的(de)市轄區，以及發展基礎較好、已具城(cheng)(cheng)市雛(chu)形或城(cheng)(cheng)市形態(tai)的(de)建(jian)制(zhi)鎮(zhen)。其中，千強鎮(zhen)為：全(quan)國(guo)(guo)重點鎮(zhen)、各省發展態(tai)勢(shi)較好的(de)建(jian)制(zhi)鎮(zhen)。

在(zai)2023全國千強(qiang)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)名單中，廣(guang)東(dong)共有112個城鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)入選，位(wei)居全國第三，其中，佛(fo)(fo)(fo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)南(nan)(nan)海(hai)(hai)區(qu)(qu)(qu)獅山(shan)(shan)(shan)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、珠海(hai)(hai)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)香(xiang)洲區(qu)(qu)(qu)橫琴鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、佛(fo)(fo)(fo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)南(nan)(nan)海(hai)(hai)區(qu)(qu)(qu)大瀝鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、東(dong)莞市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)長安鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、佛(fo)(fo)(fo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)南(nan)(nan)海(hai)(hai)區(qu)(qu)(qu)里(li)水鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、廣(guang)州市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)增城區(qu)(qu)(qu)新塘鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、佛(fo)(fo)(fo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)順德(de)區(qu)(qu)(qu)北滘鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、佛(fo)(fo)(fo)山(shan)(shan)(shan)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)南(nan)(nan)海(hai)(hai)區(qu)(qu)(qu)西樵鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、東(dong)莞市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)大朗鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、東(dong)莞市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)塘廈(sha)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)在(zai)廣(guang)東(dong)入選名單中，位(wei)列前十(shi)。