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Shantou 汕头市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
From top:Zhengguo Temple, Renmin Square, Queshi Bridge, Shantou overview.
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 Location of Shantou City jurisdiction in Guangdong |
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 Shantou
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| Coordinates: 23°21′N 116°40′E / 23.350°N 116.667°ECoordinates: 23°21′N 116°40′E / 23.350°N 116.667°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Municipal seat | Jinping District |
| Government | |
| • CPC Committee Secretary | Chen Maohui (陈茂辉) |
| • Mayor | Zheng Renhao (郑人豪) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,248.39 km2 (868.11 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 7,385.2 km2 (2,851.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 5,389,328 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 11,535,677 |
| • Metro density | 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| • Major Nationalities | Han |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal Code | 515000, 515041 |
| Area code(s) | 754 |
| License Plate Prefix | 粤D |
| Website | www |
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"Shàntóu", as written in Chinese
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| Postal | Swatow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Fish-basket Point | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shàntóu |
| Wu | |
| Romanization | Sae去deu平 |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Sân-thèu |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Saantàuh |
| Jyutping | Saan3-tau4 |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Sòaⁿ-thâu |
| Teochew Peng'im | Suan1 tao5 |
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