Chao'an, Chaozhou

Chao'an (Chinese: 潮安; pinyin: Cháo'ān) is a district of Chaozhou City in eastern Guangdong Province in Southern China. 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
District
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Chaozhou
Area
• District	1,231 km2 (475 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• District	1,175,150
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
• Urban	748,260
• Rural	426,890
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.chaoan.gov.cn

Chao'an (the former county)
Chinese	潮安
Postal	Chaoan
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Cháo'ān Wade–Giles Ch'ao2-an1

Haiyang
Traditional Chinese	海陽
Simplified Chinese	海阳
Postal	Haiyang
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hǎiyáng Wade–Giles Hai3-yang2

It has an area of 1,238.77 km² (478.29 sq mi) and a population of 1,175,150 (2020 census).^[2][3] 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)

Notable people

• Da-Wen Sun
• Jao Tsung-I
• Li Ka Shing
• Stefanie Sun
• Tchan Fou-li
• George Yeo

See also

• Chaoshan