Chaozhou

Chaozhou
潮州市
Teochew
From top, left to right: Paifang Street, Guangji Bridge, Guangji Gate [zh], Chaoshan railway station
Nickname: 
The Phoenix City (凤城)
Map
Location of Chaozhou in Guangdong province
Location of Chaozhou in Guangdong province
Chaozhou is located in China
Chaozhou
Chaozhou
Location in China
Coordinates (Chaozhou municipal government): 23°39′29″N 116°37′19″E / 23.658°N 116.622°E / 23.658; 116.622
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
County-level divisions4
Township divisions43
Municipal seatXiangqiao District
Government
 • CPC ChaozhouHe Xiaojun (何晓军)
Committee Secretary
 • MayorLiu Sheng (刘胜)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city3,145.93 km2 (1,214.65 sq mi)
 • Urban
1,413.8 km2 (545.9 sq mi)
 • Metro
9,297.1 km2 (3,589.6 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,497.5 m (4,913.1 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census[1])
 • Prefecture-level city2,568,387
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,750,945
 • Urban density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
 • Metro
12,543,024
 • Metro density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
 • Major ethnic groups
Han—99.7%
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 124.5 billion
US$ 19.3 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 48,427
US$ 7,506
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
521000
(Urban center)
515600, 515700
(Other areas)
Area code768
ISO 3166 codeCN-GD-51
License plate prefixes粤U
LanguagesTeochew and Hakka (Raoping area) (regional); Standard Mandarin (official)
Websitewww.chaozhou.gov.cn
Chaozhou
Chinese潮州
Literal meaning"Tide prefecture"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCháozhōu
Wade–GilesCh'ao2-chou1
IPA[ʈʂʰǎʊʈʂóʊ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChìuh-jāu
JyutpingCiu4 zau1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiô-chiu
Teochew Peng'imDiê5ziu1

Chaozhou (Chinese: 潮州), alternatively Chiuchow,[3] Chaochow[4] or Teochew,[5] is a city in the eastern Guangdong province of China. It borders Shantou to the south, Jieyang to the southwest, Meizhou to the northwest, the province of Fujian to the east, and the South China Sea to the southeast. It is administered as a prefecture-level city with a jurisdiction area of 3,110 km2 (1,200 sq mi) and a total population of 2,568,387. Its built-up (or metro) area encompassing most of Shantou and Jieyang cities was home to 12,543,024 inhabitants on 13 local administrative areas.[6] Along with Shantou and Jieyang, Chaozhou is a cultural center of the Chaoshan region.

  1. ^ "China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ 广东省统计局、国家统计局广东调查总队 (August 2016). 《广东统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7837-7. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22.
  3. ^ Transliterated from its Cantonese pronunciation
  4. ^ From postal romanization
  5. ^ Transliteration of local dialect
  6. ^ "China: Guăngdōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".