Jieyang
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Jieyang 揭阳市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
Jieyang music fountain
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 Location of Jieyang in Guangdong |
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 Jieyang
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| Coordinates: 23°23′47″N 116°28′57″E / 23.39639°N 116.48250°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| County-level division | 5 |
| Township-level division | 100 |
| City seat | Rongcheng District |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Chen Hongping (陈弘平) |
| • Mayor | Chen Yiwei (陈奕威) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 5,240.5 km2 (2,023.4 sq mi) |
| • Coastline (excluding islands) | 82 km2 (32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 5,877,025 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 741,674 |
| Time zone | China Standard |
| Area code(s) | 663 |
| GDP | ¥68.514 billion (2004) |
| GDP per capital | ¥23,642 (2004) |
| License Plate | 粤V |
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"Jieyang", as written in Chinese calligraphy
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| Simplified Chinese | 揭阳 | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 揭陽 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Kityèuhng | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Jyutping | Kit3 joeng4 | ||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jiēyáng | ||||||||||||
| Postal | Kityang | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Rising sun | ||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jiēyáng |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Kityèuhng |
| Jyutping | Kit3 joeng4 |
Jieyang (Chinese: 揭阳; pinyin: Jiēyáng) is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Shantou to the east, Chaozhou to the northeast, Meizhou to the north, Shanwei to the west, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south.
The prefecture-level city of Jieyang administers 5 county-level divisions, including 1 district, 1 county-level city (administered on behalf of the province) and 3 counties.
These are further divided into 100 township-level divisions, including 69 towns, 10 townships and 21 subdistricts.
Rice cultivation and the textile industry are important to its economy.
The new Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (揭阳潮汕机场) is the third largest airport complex in Guangdong Province, after Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport. It replaced the Shantou Waisha Airport on 15 November 2011.
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