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Meixian
梅县区 | |
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| District of Meixian | |
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 Location of the district in Meizhou | |
  Meixian Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 24°19′17″N 116°07′10″E / 24.32139°N 116.11944°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Meizhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,755.36 km2 (1,063.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 556,735 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
| Meixian, Meizhou | |||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 梅縣 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 梅县 | ||||||||||||||
| Hakka | Mòi-yen (IPA: [mɔi˩jɛn˥˧]) | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Plum County | ||||||||||||||
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| Former Name (Qing dynasty) | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 嘉應 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 嘉应 | ||||||||||||||
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Meixian District (梅县区) is a district of Meizhou City, in northeastern Guangdong Province, China.[1] The district is an important Hakka settlement and is the ancestral home of many Hakka descendants living in Taiwan.
- ^ 国务院批准广东梅县"撤县设区" 政府驻地不变. China News (in Chinese). 11 November 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2014.