Chaozhou

Chaozhou 潮州
—  Prefectur-level ceety  —
潮州市
Hubin Road
Eik-name(s): The Phoenix Ceety (凤城/鳳城)
Location o Chaozhou in Guangdong
Chaozhou Location in Cheenae
Coordinates: 23°40′N 116°38′E
Kintra	Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
Coonty-level diveesions	4
Tounship diveesions	43
Govrenment
- CPC Chaozhou	Luo Wenzhi (骆文智) Committee Secretary
- Mayor	Tang Xikun (汤锡坤)
Aurie(ranked 31st)
- Tot	3,110 km2 (1,200.8 sq mi)
Hicht	0–1,497.5 m (0–4,913 ft)
Indwallers
- Tot	2,669,844
- Major naitionalities	Han—99.7%
Time zone	Cheenae Staundart (UTC+8)
Postal code	521000 (Urban center) 515600, 515700 (Ither auries)
Aurie code(s)	+86768
License plate prefixes	粤U
GDP (2008)	CNY 44.3 billion
- per capita	CNY 17,317
Wabsteid	www.chaozhou.gov.cn

Chaozhou (Cheenese: 潮州; ; alternatively spelled Chiuchow, transliteratti frae its Cantonese pronunciation; an aa widely kent bi its Postal map spellin Teochew,) is a ceety in eastren Guangdong province o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae. It borders Shantou tae the sooth, Jieyang tae the soothwast, Meizhou tae the northwast, the province o Fujian tae the east, an the Sooth Cheenae Sea tae the sootheast. It is admeenistered as a prefecture-level ceety wi a jurisdiction aurie o 3,614 square kilometers an a total population o 2,500,000. Chaozhou is part of the Chaoshan region.

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