Jieyang is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong province, China, bordering Shantou, Chaozhou, Meizhou and Shanwei and facing the South China Sea. Established as a garrison in 214 BC during the Qin dynasty, it is known as the Ancient City of Eastern Guangdong for its more than 2,200 years of history, and it was elevated to prefecture-level city status in 1991. The 2020 census recorded 5,183,758 residents across its five county-level divisions, and the city is the hometown of many overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, sharing the Chaoshan dialect and culture with neighboring Shantou and Chaozhou. Its economy spans traditional manufacturing in hardware and textiles, distribution of Chinese herbal medicines centered on Puning, petrochemical energy, e-commerce and agriculture.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone FAQs
Where does the name Jieyang come from?
The name comes from a garrison set up on the sunny south side of Mount Jie in 214 BC.
The name Jieyang goes back to 214 BC, when the first emperor set up a garrison on the south side of Jieling, which means Mount Jie. In Chinese fengshui, facing south means yang, which is considered propitious. Combining Jieling with yang gives the name Jieyang.
Sources
1. Jieyang (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Jieyang, Ancient times section
It derives its name from the Jieyang Garrison established in 214 BC during the Qin Dynasty, named for its location on the sunny side of Jieyang Ridge (揭嶺之陽).
Lead
looks out to the South China Sea to the south
Infobox: population_total
5877025
View the Source 2. Jieyang (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 23.55334, longitude 116.36495
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 8 m
P2046 (area)
area 5265.38 sq km
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source3. GeoNames: Jieyang - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1797121
23.5418 116.36581 P PPLA2 CN 30 4452 1899394 7 Asia/Shanghai
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 7 m
View the Source 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, 116.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 23.75, 116.25
23.75 116.25 Cfa
Wikidata: Jieyang
Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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