Chao'an District
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.
Chao'an 潮安区 Chaoan | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Chaozhou |
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| • Total | 1,231 km2 (475 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,076,500 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese | 潮安 | ||||||||
| Postal | Chaoan | ||||||||
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| Haiyang | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 海陽 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 海阳 | ||||||||
| Postal | Haiyang | ||||||||
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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
References
- 潮州市潮安县“撤县建区”获批准. Nanfang Daily. 2013-08-09. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- "Profile of Chao'an County" (in Chinese). Official website of Chao'an County Government. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
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