Chaoyang District, Shantou
Chaoyang District (postal: Chaoyang; simplified Chinese: 潮阳区; traditional Chinese: 潮陽區; pinyin: Cháoyáng Qū) is a district in the municipality of Shantou, Guangdong Province, China.
Chaoyang 潮阳区 | |
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District | |
 Chaoyang Wenguang Pagoda | |
 Location of Chaoyang in Shantou | |
 Shantou in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 23°15′57″N 116°36′05″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Shantou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 667.6 km2 (257.8 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administration
Population figures given as of the 2003 census.
Subdistricts (街道, jiedao)
- Wenguang (文光) - pop. 146649
- Mianbei (棉北) - pop. 54942
- Chengnan (城南) - pop. 108651
- Jinpu (金浦) - pop. 79252
Towns (镇, zhen)
- Haimen (海门) - pop. 115221
- Guanbu (关埠) - pop. 121930
- Heping (和平) - pop. 162174
- Gurao (谷饶) - pop. 135628
- Guiyu (贵屿) - pop. 133727
- Tongyu (铜盂) - pop. 116044
- Jinyu (金玉) - pop. 77977
- Zaopu (灶浦) - pop. 49406
- Xilu (西胪) - pop. 154725
- Hexi (河溪) - pop. 79155
Famous natives
- Chin Sophonpanich, founder of Bangkok Bank
- Cai Chusheng (1906–1968), film director
- Huang Guangyu, Chinese billionaire
Climate
| Climate data for Chaoyang (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 28.7 (83.7) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
33.1 (91.6) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.7 (101.7) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.1 (98.8) |
34.1 (93.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
38.7 (101.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28.7 (1.13) |
61.9 (2.44) |
103.3 (4.07) |
169.2 (6.66) |
228.9 (9.01) |
305.3 (12.02) |
244.0 (9.61) |
298.9 (11.77) |
166.7 (6.56) |
32.9 (1.30) |
35.3 (1.39) |
34.4 (1.35) |
1,709.5 (67.31) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 77 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
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