Chao'an District

Chao'an
潮安区
District
Country People's Republic of China
Province Guangdong
Prefecture-level city 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 UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website www.chaoan.gov.cn
Chao'an
(the former county)
Chinese 潮安
Postal Chaoan
Haiyang
Traditional Chinese 海陽
Simplified Chinese 海阳
Postal Haiyang

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.[1] The former county was known as 'Haiyang' until 1914.

It has an area of 1,238.77 km2 (478.29 sq mi) and a population of 1,076,500.[2] It is under the jurisdiction of Chaozhou prefecture-level city.

Administrative divisions

  • Anbu (庵埠镇)
  • Caitang (彩塘镇)
  • Chifeng (赤凤镇)
  • Dengtang (登塘镇)
  • Dongfeng (东凤镇)
  • Fenghuang (凤凰镇)
  • Fengtang (凤塘镇)
  • Fengxi Town, Chaozhou (枫溪镇)
  • Fuyang (浮洋镇)
  • Guihu (归湖镇)
  • Guxiang (古巷镇)
  • Jiangdong (江东镇)
  • Jinshi (金石镇)
  • Longhu (龙湖镇)
  • Shaxi (沙溪镇)
  • Wanfeng Forestry (万峰林场)
  • Wenci (文祠镇)

References

  1. ↑ 潮州市潮安县“撤县建区”获批准. Nanfang Daily. 2013-08-09.
  2. ↑ "Profile of Chao'an County" (in Chinese). Official website of Chao'an County Government. Retrieved 2008-09-30.

Coordinates: 23°43′22″N 116°31′08″E / 23.7228°N 116.519°E / 23.7228; 116.519


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