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Also known as Teochew, Chiuchow, Chaochow, Diê-ziu, Tiô-chiu, Tiô-tsiu

Chaozhou (), alternatively Chiuchow, Chaochow or Teochew, 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 and a total population of 2,568,387. It is also the ancestral hometown of 2.7 million overseas Teochow people.

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Chaozhou is a city in eastern Guangdong province, China, that serves as an administrative center for a region of about 2.6 million people. It holds cultural significance as the ancestral homeland of 2.7 million Teochow people living overseas.

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Key facts

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Chaozhou
Settlement.native_name
潮州市
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zh
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Teochew
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The Phoenix City ()
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Prefecture-level city
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yes
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Guangdong subdivisions - Chaozhou.svg
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Location of Chaozhou in Guangdong province
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China
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Location in China
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Municipal seat
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Xiangqiao District
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Country
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People's Republic of China
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Province

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
big city
Official name
潮州市
Country
China
Located in
Guangdong
Population
2568387
Area
3145.93
Time zone
UTC+08:00
Official website
www.chaozhou.gov.cn
Image
Chaozhou hbr.jpg
Dialing code
768
Licence plate code
粤U
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topic's main category
Category:Chaozhou
Commons category
Chaozhou
twinned administrative body
Bangkok
category for people born here
Q32755434
category of associated people
Category:People from Chaozhou
postal code
521000
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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Modern era
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Administrative divisions
  • Language
  • Education
  • Culture
  • Tourism
  • Media
  • Newspaper
  • Radio and television
  • Chaozhou communities
  • Demographics
  • Sister cities
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Chaozhou (), alternatively Chiuchow, Chaochow or Teochew, 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 and a total population of 2,568,387. It is also the ancestral hometown of 2.7 million overseas Teochow people.

Along with Shantou and Jieyang, Chaozhou is a cultural center of the Chaoshan region.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chaozhou” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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