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Meixian District

Meixian
梅县区
District
Skyline of Meixian
Location of the district in Meizhou
Location of the district in Meizhou
Meixian is located in Guangdong
Meixian
Meixian
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 24°19′17″N 116°07′10″E / 24.32139°N 116.11944°E / 24.32139; 116.11944Coordinates: 24°19′17″N 116°07′10″E / 24.32139°N 116.11944°E / 24.32139; 116.11944
Country  China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture-level city Meizhou
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Website http://www.gdmx.gov.cn/
Meixian District
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese 梅县
Hakka Mòi-yen
(IPA: [mɔi˩jɛn˥˧])

Meixian (simplified Chinese: 梅县; traditional Chinese: 梅縣; pinyin: méi xiàn; literally: "Plum County"), formerly Meihsien, is a district of Meizhou City, in northeastern Guangdong Province, China.

Meixian almost completely surrounds Meizhou's central urban Meijiang District. This is due to the old urban core of Meixian becoming separated from the bulk of the county in the territorial reorganisations following the 1949 establishment of the People's Republic of China, when it was given equal status.

Meixian has administrative jurisdiction over one subdistrict and 18 towns.

With a majority Hakka population, Meixian, along with Dabu County, is known as the home of Standard Hakka.



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