Chao'an 潮安区 |
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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 |
Chao'an (the former county) |
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Chinese | 潮安 | ||||||||
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Postal | Chaoan | ||||||||
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Cháo'ān |
Wade–Giles | Ch'ao2-an1 |
Haiyang | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 海陽 | ||||||||
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Postal | Haiyang | ||||||||
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Hǎiyáng |
Wade–Giles | Hai3-yang2 |
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. 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. It is under the jurisdiction of Chaozhou prefecture-level city.
Coordinates: 23°43′22″N 116°31′08″E / 23.7228°N 116.519°E