Chaozhou
Chaozhou (Cheenese: 潮州; pinyin: Cháozhōu; Wade–Giles: Ch'ao²-chou¹; leeterally: "Tide Prefecture"; alternatively spelled Chiuchow, transliteratti frae its Cantonese pronunciation; an aa widely kent bi its Postal map spellin Teochew,) is a ceety in eastren Guangdong province o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae. It borders Shantou tae the sooth, Jieyang tae the soothwast, Meizhou tae the northwast, the province o Fujian tae the east, an the Sooth Cheenae Sea tae the sootheast. It is admeenistered as a prefecture-level ceety wi a jurisdiction aurie o 3,614 square kilometers an a total population o 2,500,000.[1] Chaozhou is part of the Chaoshan region.
Chaozhou 潮州 | |
|---|---|
潮州市 | |
 Hubin Road | |
| Eik-name(s): The Phoenix Ceety (凤城/鳳城) | |
 Location o Chaozhou in Guangdong | |
  Chaozhou Location in Cheenae | |
| Coordinates: 23°40′N 116°38′E / 23.667°N 116.633°E | |
| Kintra | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
| Coonty-level diveesions | 4 |
| Tounship diveesions | 43 |
| Govrenment | |
| • CPC Chaozhou | Luo Wenzhi (骆文智) Committee Secretary |
| • Mayor | Tang Xikun (汤锡坤) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3110 km2 (1,200 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0–1497.5 m (0–4913 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,669,844 |
| • Major naitionalities | Han—99.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart) |
| Postal code | 521000 (Urban center) 515600, 515700 (Ither auries) |
| Area code(s) | +86768 |
| License plate prefixes | 粤U |
| GDP (2008) | CNY 44.3 billion |
| - per capita | CNY 17,317 |
| Website | www.chaozhou.gov.cn |
References
eedit- ↑ "Profile of Chaozhou" (in Chinese). Official website of Chaozhou Government. Archived frae the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
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