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Chaozhou
潮州市
Prefecture-level city
Hubin Road
Hubin Road
Nickname(s): The Phoenix City (凤城)
Location of Chaozhou in Guangdong
Location of Chaozhou in Guangdong
Chaozhou is located in China
Chaozhou
Chaozhou
Location in China
Coordinates: 23°40′N 116°38′E / 23.667°N 116.633°E / 23.667; 116.633
Country People's Republic of China
Province Guangdong
County-level divisions 4
Township divisions 43
Government
 • CPC Chaozhou Luo Wenzhi (骆文智)
Committee Secretary
 • Mayor Tang Xikun (汤锡坤)
Area(ranked 31st)
 • Total 3,110 km2 (1,200 sq mi)
Elevation 0–1,497.5 m (0–4,913 ft)
Population
 • Total 2,669,844
 • Density 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
 • Major ethnic groups Han—99.7%
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 521000
(Urban center)
515600, 515700
(Other areas)
Area code(s) +86768
License plate prefixes 粤U
GDP (2008) CNY 44.3 billion
 - per capita CNY 17,317
Languages Teochew and Hakka (Raoping area) (regional); Cantonese (provincial) and Standard Mandarin (official)
Website www.chaozhou.gov.cn
Chaozhou
Chaozhou (kaiti characters).svg
"Chaozhou" in Chinese characters
Chinese 潮州
Literal meaning "Tide prefecture"

Chaozhou (Chinese: 潮州), alternatively transliterated as Chiuchow,Chaochow, or Teochew, is a city in the eastern Guangdong province of the China. It borders Shantou to the south, Jieyang to the southwest, Meizhou to the northwest, the province of Fujian to the east and the South China Sea to the southeast. It is administered as a prefecture-level city with a jurisdiction area of 3,110 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi) and a total population of 2,669,844. Along with Shantou and Jieyang, Chaozhou is part of the Chaoshan region.

Chaozhou's municipal executive, legislature and judiciary are situated in Xiangqiao District, together with its CPC and Public Security bureau.

Chaozhou is located in the easternmost part of the Guangdong Province, north of the coastal Shantou City. It is situated north of the delta of the Han River, which flows throughout the city.

The Chaozhou territory is mountainous. In particular, the nearby Phoenix Mountain's peak is 1497 meters above sea level. The main nearby rivers are the Huanggang River and the Han River. The Han River flows from west to southeast, and ramps through downtown Chaozhou; the Huanggang river flows roughly from north to south through the territory of Raoping, emptying into the sea. These two rivers provide abundant water for Chaozhou. Hills account for 65% of the total land area within the city, mainly in Raoping and Northern Chaoan. To the north of the city, there is a wide mountainous area suitable for tea cultivation; the lower-altitude areas nearby are mainly suitable for growing bamboo, peach, plum, olive, and pineapple. On the banks of the Han River, there is fertile land used for rice, sweet potato, peanut, soybean, carrot, orange, peach, and banana cultivation.


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