Chao'an (Chinese: 潮安; pinyin: Cháo'ān) is a district of Chaozhou City in eastern Guangdong Province. It was Chao'an County until June 2013, when it became a district of Chaozhou.[1] The former county was known as 'Haiyang' until 1914.
Chao'an
潮安区 Chaoan | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Chaozhou |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,231 km2 (475 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • District | 1,175,150 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 748,260 |
| • Rural | 426,890 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
| Chao'an (the former county) | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 潮安 | ||||||||
| Postal | Chaoan | ||||||||
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| Haiyang | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 海陽 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 海阳 | ||||||||
| Postal | Haiyang | ||||||||
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It has an area of 1,238.77 km2 (478.29 sq mi) and a population of 1,175,150 (2020 census).[2][3] It is under the jurisdiction of Chaozhou prefecture-level city.
Administrative divisions
editReferences
edit- ^ 潮州市潮安县“撤县建区”获批准. Nanfang Daily. 2013-08-09. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ "Cháo'ān Qū (District, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Profile of Chao'an County" (in Chinese). Official website of Chao'an County Government. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
External links
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