Jinping District () is the central business district and the seat of
Shantou
Shantou, alternately romanized as Swatow and sometimes known as Santow, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong, China, with a total population of 5,502,031 as of the 2020 census (5,391,028 in 2010) and an administrative ...
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
in the
Guangdong Province of Mainland China. The site the district stands on is the old city of Shantou established by Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty in AD 1369, with the name derived from Shashantou Fort built in the city 4 centuries later. The Jinping administrative district was established in 2003, and serves as a major hub for manufacturing, shipping and tourism. The district government is located at No. 50 Jinsha Middle Road.
Administrative divisions
There are 12
subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
Equivalents
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* Kelurahan, in Indonesia
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s in the district:
Famous Sites and Landmarks
Shantou City Hall - Established in AD 1921 during the old Republic of China.
Shashantou Fort - Established in AD 1717 by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty.
Haibin Stadium - The downtown Shantou soccer arena.
References
Shantou
County-level divisions of Guangdong
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