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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).
Nan'ao or Nanao (simplified Chinese: 南澳县; traditional Chinese: 南澳縣; pinyin: Nán'ào Xiàn), formerly romanized Namoa [citation needed], is an island and county of the prefecture-level city of Shantou in Guangdong Province, China.
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.
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 ...
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.
Mayu Island also known as Double Island is a strategically located island in Shantou(), Guangdong. [1] It is unusual for having two Mazu temples on the same island. [1] The island is located in the estuary of Shantou port, and has an area of 0.97 square kilometers, an elevation of 39 meters, and a coastline of 2.3 km. [1] In the 19th century when Shantou was a treaty port, Mayu was the ...