Jieyang
Jieyang
揭阳市 | |
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 Jieyang music fountain | |
 Location of Jieyang in Guangdong | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| County-level division | 5 |
| Township-level division | 100 |
| City seat | Rongcheng District |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Chen Hongping (陈弘平) |
| • Mayor | Chen Yiwei (陈奕威) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 5,240.5 km2 (2,023.4 sq mi) |
| • Coastline (excluding islands) | 82 km2 (32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 5,877,025 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 741,674 |
| Time zone | China Standard |
| Area code | 663 |
| GDP | ¥68.514 billion (2004) |
| GDP per capital | ¥23,642 (2004) |
| License Plate | 粤V |
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 "Jieyang", as written in Chinese calligraphy | |||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 揭阳 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 揭陽 | ||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Kit3 joeng4 | ||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Kityèuhng | ||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jiēyáng | ||||||||||||
| Postal | Kityang | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Rising sun | ||||||||||||
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Jieyang (Chinese: 揭阳; pinyin: Jiēyáng) is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Shantou to the east, Chaozhou to the northeast, Meizhou to the north, Shanwei to the west, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south.
Administration
The prefecture-level city of Jieyang administers 5 county-level divisions, including 1 district, 1 county-level city (administered on behalf of the province) and 3 counties.
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| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010 census) |
Area (km2) |
Density (/km2) |
| Rongcheng District | 榕城区 | Róngchéng Qū | 741,674 | 182 | 4,098 |
| Jiedong District | 揭东区 | Jiēdōng Qū | 1,157,720 | 850 | 1,362 |
| Jiexi County | 揭西县 | Jiēxī Xiàn | 825,313 | 1,279 | 605 |
| Huilai County | 惠来县 | Huìlái Xiàn | 1,097,615 | 1,207 | 906 |
| Puning | 普宁市 | Pǔníng Shì | 2,054,703 | 1,620 | 1,291 |
These are further divided into 100 township-level divisions, including 69 towns, 10 townships and 21 subdistricts.
Economy
Rice cultivation and the textile industry are important to its economy.
Transport
Air
The new Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (揭阳潮汕机场) is the third largest airport complex in Guangdong Province, after Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport. It replaced the Shantou Waisha Airport on 15 November 2011.
Rail
Jieyang is located on the Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou Railway.
Language and culture
The Teochew dialect is predominantly spoken in this region. The Hakka dialect, however, has its limited presence among Hakka people in Jiexi County.
History
1930s saw numerous Jieyang inhabitants emigrating overseas. Pontianak and Ketapang, Indonesia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia and Thailand has large Chinese communities of Jieyang origin. In 1991, the Chinese central government have approved that Jieyang become a prefecture-level city.
External links
- Government website of Jieyang (in Simplified Chinese)
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