Chao'an District

Chao'an
潮安区
County
Country China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture Chaozhou
Area
  Total 1,238.77 km2 (478.29 sq mi)
Population
  Total 1,076,500
  Density 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Website www.chaoan.gov.cn
Chao'an
(the former county)
Chinese 潮安
Postal Chaoan
Haiyang
Traditional Chinese 海陽
Postal Haiyang

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 1238.77 square kilometers and a population of 1,076,500.[2] It is under the jurisdiction of Chaozhou prefecture-level city.

Administrative divisions

References

  1. 潮州市潮安县“撤县建区”获批准
  2. "Profile of Chao'an County" (in Chinese). Official website of Chao'an County Government. Retrieved 2008-09-30.

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

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