Chaonan, Shantou

Chaonan (Chinese: 潮南; pinyin: Cháonán) is a district of Shantou, Guangdong province. It is located on the eastern coast of Guangdong Province and southwest of Shantou City, The District People's Government is located on Yuxia South Road, Xiashan Street.

Chaonan 潮南区
District
Location of Chaonan in Shantou
Chaonan Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23°13′18″N 116°26′35″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Shantou
Area
• Total	596.42 km2 (230.28 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,231,638
• Density	2,065.1/km2 (5,348.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

The District includes the Xiashan Subdistrict (峡山街道) and the towns of Jingdu (井都镇), Longtian (陇田镇), Leiling (雷岭镇), Chengtian (成田镇), Hongchang (红场镇), Lugang (胪岗镇), Liangying (两英镇), Xiancheng (仙城镇), Chendian (陈店镇), and Simapu (司马浦镇).

Topography and landforms

Chaonan District is a coastal plain-hilly area, with a terrain sloping from southwest to northeast. The topographic characteristics are "one mountain, one river and one plain".

Climate

Chaonan District belongs to the southern subtropical monsoon climate zone, with obvious maritime climate, no scorching heat in summer, no severe cold in winter, long summer and short winter, sufficient sunshine, abundant rainfall, and evergreen in all seasons.

Transportation

Synthesis

Chaonan District has initially formed a large traffic pattern of "one high-speed railway, four highways, two national highways and five provincial highways".

Railway

Chaonan Station is located in Tiansan Village, Longtian Town, Chaonan District, and will be officially opened for operation on December 26, 2023, and is one of the stations of the Shantou South to Shanwei section of the Shantou High-speed Railway.

Population

As of November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Chaonan District in the seventh census was 1,231,638.