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Chaozhou

Eastern Asia

Chaozhou, also romanized as Chiuchow, Chaochow or Teochew, is a prefecture level city in the Teoswa region of eastern Guangdong, China. It borders Shantou to the south, Jieyang to the southwest, Meizhou to the northwest, Fujian province to the east and the South China Sea to the southeast, and covers a jurisdiction of 3,110 square kilometers with a population of 2,568,387. It is also the ancestral hometown of some 2.7 million overseas Teochew people.

Facts
Population
2,568,387 1
Area (sq km)
3145.93 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Latitude
23.67 degrees north 1
Longitude
116.63 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
Yes 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+08:00 2
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Patriotic soup

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Source Patriotic soup (Wikipedia)History [origin-region]
Quote, History [origin-region]
sought shelter in a monastery at Chaozhou
Sources
1. Chaozhou (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 2,568,387 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 23.67, longitude 116.63
  • P2046 (area)
    area 3145.93 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 2568387 (2020)
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2. GeoNames: Chaozhou - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1815395
    23.65396 116.62262 P PPLA2 CN 30 4451 1750945 23 Asia/Shanghai
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 23 m
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3. Chaozhou (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Chaozhou (Chinese: 潮州), alternatively Chiuchow, Chaochow or Teochew, is a prefecture-level city in the Teoswa region of east Guangdong, China.
  • Lead
    and the South China Sea to the southeast
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 23.75, 116.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 23.75, 116.75
23.75 116.75 Cfa
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Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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