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Shantou, alternately romanized as Swatow [3] [4] and sometimes known as Santow, [5] is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong, China, with a total population of 5,502,031 as of the 2020 census (5,391,028 in 2010) and an administrative area of 2,248.39 square kilometres (868.11 sq mi).
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Chaoshan then became the general name for three prefecture-level cities: Chaozhou, Shantou and Jieyang. Chaozhou and Shantou have agglomerated into a single, dense metropolitan area, which is among China's most densely populated. [6] It is Guangdong's second largest metropolitan area, after the Guangzhou-centered Pearl River Delta. Chaozhou is ...
The airport was put into service on 15 December 2011, with the simultaneous shut-down of Shantou Waisha Airport as a commercial airport. According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, in 2024, Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport recorded 70,498 flight takeoffs and landings, and 8.666 million passenger movements, representing a year ...
The site the district stands on is the old city of Shantou established by Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty in AD 1369, with the name derived from Shashantou Fort built in the city 4 centuries later. The Jinping administrative district was established in 2003, and serves as a major hub for manufacturing, shipping and tourism.
Chenghai (Chinese: 澄海; pinyin: Chénghǎi; postal: Tenghai; Teochew: Thěng Hài) is a district of the city of Shantou, Guangdong Province, China.. Located at the Han River Delta in the southeast part of Guangdong Province, Chenghai spans from 116°41' to 116°54' E longitude and 23°23' to 23°38' N latitude.
Bishops of Shantou 汕頭 (Roman rite) Bishop Peter Zhuang Jian-jian (2006–present) (Clandestinely) Bishop John Cai Tiyuan (1981–2000) Bishop Charles Vogel, M.E.P. (April 11, 1946–April 13, 1958) Vicars Apostolic of Shantou 汕頭 (Roman Rite) Bishop Charles Vogel, M.E.P. (December 9, 1935–April 11, 1946)
The Shantou Cultural Revolution Museum was the only memorial museum dedicated to the Cultural Revolution in Mainland China, [4] located in the Tashan Scenic Area, Chenghai District, Shantou City. It was established by Peng Qi'an, the former vice mayor of Shantou, and opened in January 2005. [1] It was dissolved in April 2016. [3]