Location: Chaozhou
Guangdong, China
Country: People's Republic of China
Province: Guangdong
County-level divisions: 4
Township divisions: 43
Government• CPC Chaozhou: Luo Wenzhi (骆文智)
Committee Secretary
• Mayor: Tang Xikun (汤锡坤)
Area(ranked 31st)• Total: 3,110 km (1,200 sq mi)
Elevation: 0–1,497.5 m (0–4,913 ft)
Population• Total: 2,669,844
• Density: 860/km (2,200/sq mi)
• Major ethnic groups: Han—99.7%
Time zone: China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code: 521000
(Urban center)
515600, 515700
(Other areas)
Area code(s): +86768
License plate prefixes: 粤U
GDP (2008): CNY 44.3 billion
- per capita: CNY 17,317
Languages: Teochew and Hakka (Raoping area) (regional); Cantonese (provincial) and Standard Mandarin (official)
Website: www.chaozhou.gov.cn
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Chaozhou (Chinese: 潮州), alternatively transliterated as Chiuchow, Chaochow, or Teochew, is a city in the eastern Guangdong province of China. It borders Shantou to the south, Jieyang to the southwest, Meizhou to the northwest, the province of Fujian to the east and the South China Sea to the southeast. It is administered as a prefecture-level city with a jurisdiction area of 3,110 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi) and a total population of 2,669,844. Along with Shantou and Jieyang, Chaozhou is part of the Chaoshan region.
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