Chao'an, Chaozhou

Haiyang
Haiyang
Traditional Chinese	海陽
Simplified Chinese	海阳
Postal	Haiyang
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hǎiyáng
Wade–Giles	Hai3-yang2

Chao'an
(the former county)
Chao'an; (the former county)
Chinese	潮安
Postal	Chaoan
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Cháo'ān
Wade–Giles	Ch'ao2-an1

Chao'an

潮安区
Chaoan
Chao'an 潮安区 Chaoan
District
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Chaozhou
Area
• Total	1,231 km2 (475 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,076,500
• Density	870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.chaoan.gov.cn

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.

It has an area of 1,238.77 km² (478.29 sq mi) and a population of 1,076,500.^[2] It is under the jurisdiction of Chaozhou prefecture-level city.

Administrative divisions

Anbu (庵埠镇)
Caitang (彩塘镇)
Chifeng (赤凤镇)
Dengtang (登塘镇)
Dongfeng (东凤镇)
Fenghuang (凤凰镇)
Fengtang (凤塘镇)
Fengxi Town, Chaozhou (枫溪镇)
Fuyang (浮洋镇)
Guihu (归湖镇)
Guxiang (古巷镇)
Jiangdong (江东镇)
Jinshi (金石镇)
Longhu (龙湖镇)
Shaxi (沙溪镇)
Wanfeng Forestry (万峰林场)
Wenci (文祠镇)

References

^ 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.
^ "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

Official website of the Chao'an County Government

23°43′22″N 116°31′08″E / 23.7228°N 116.519°E / 23.7228; 116.519

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[1] 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.

[2] "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.