Chaozhou

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Chaozhou 潮州市 Teochew
Prefecture-level city
From top, left to right: Paifang Street, Guangji Bridge, Guangji Gate [zh], Chaoshan railway station
Nickname:  The Phoenix City (凤城)
Location of Chaozhou in Guangdong province
Chaozhou Location in China
Coordinates (Chaozhou municipal government): 23°39′29″N 116°37′19″E / 23.658°N 116.622°E / 23.658; 116.622
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
County-level divisions	4
Township divisions	43
Municipal seat	Xiangqiao District
Government
• CPC Chaozhou	He Xiaojun (何晓军) Committee Secretary
• Mayor	Liu Sheng (刘胜)
Area (ranked 31st)
• Prefecture-level city	3,145.93 km2 (1,214.65 sq mi)
• Urban	1,413.8 km2 (545.9 sq mi)
• Metro	9,297.1 km2 (3,589.6 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,497.5 m (4,913.1 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census[1])
• Prefecture-level city	2,568,387
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
• Urban	1,750,945
• Urban density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
• Metro	12,543,024
• Metro density	1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
• Major ethnic groups	Han—99.7%
GDP[2]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 124.5 billion US$ 19.3 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 48,427 US$ 7,506
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	521000 (Urban center) 515600, 515700 (Other areas)
Area code	768
ISO 3166 code	CN-GD-51
License plate prefixes	粤U
Languages	Teochew and Hakka (Raoping area) (regional); Standard Mandarin (official)
Website	www.chaozhou.gov.cn

Chaozhou (Chinese: 潮州), alternatively Chiuchow,^[3] Chaochow^[4] or Teochew,^[5] 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 km² (1,200 sq mi) and a total population of 2,568,387. Its built-up (or metro) area encompassing most of Shantou and Jieyang cities was home to 12,543,024 inhabitants on 13 local administrative areas.^[6] Along with Shantou and Jieyang, Chaozhou is a cultural center of the Chaoshan region.