Jieyang

Jieyang
揭阳市
Kityang
Jieyang music fountain
Jieyang music fountain
Map
Location of Jieyang in Guangdong
Location of Jieyang in Guangdong
Jieyang is located in China
Jieyang
Jieyang
Location in China
Coordinates (Jieyang municipal government): 23°33′04″N 116°22′22″E / 23.5510°N 116.3727°E / 23.5510; 116.3727
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
County-level division5
Township-level division100
City seatRongcheng District
Government
 • CPC SecretaryYan Zhichan (严植婵)
 • MayorChen Dong (陈东)
Area
5,240.5 km2 (2,023.4 sq mi)
 • Coastline (excluding islands)82 km2 (32 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2010)
5,877,025
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
 • Urban
741,674
GDP[1]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 226.5 billion
US$ 35.1 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 40,470
US$ 6,273
Time zoneChina Standard
Area code663
ISO 3166 codeCN-GD-52
LanguageMin and Hakka
Local dialectChaoshan Min and Hakka
Jieyang
"Jieyang", as written in Chinese calligraphy
Simplified Chinese揭阳
Traditional Chinese揭陽
JyutpingKit3 joeng4
Cantonese YaleKityèuhng
Hanyu PinyinJiēyáng
PostalKityang
Literal meaningRising sun
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiēyáng
IPA[tɕjé.jǎŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationKityèuhng
JyutpingKit3 joeng4
Southern Min
Teochew Peng'imGêg⁴ion⁵

Jieyang (Chinese: 揭阳; pinyin: Jiēyáng) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong Province (Yuedong), People's Republic of China, part of the Chaoshan region whose people speak Chaoshan Min distinct from neighbouring Yue speakers. It is historically important as the hometown of many overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. It borders Shantou to the east, Chaozhou to the northeast, Meizhou to the north, Shanwei to the west, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south.

  1. ^ 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 22 December 2017.