Chao'an () is a
district
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of
Chaozhou City in eastern
Guangdong Province
) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...
in Southern China. It was Chao'an County until June 2013, when it became a district of Chaozhou. The former county was known as
'Haiyang
' until 1914.
It has an area of and a population of 1,175,150 (
2020 census).
It is under the jurisdiction of
Chaozhou
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prefecture-level city
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.
Administrative divisions
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Anbu ()
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Caitang ()
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Chifeng
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Dengtang ()
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Dongfeng ()
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Fenghuang
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()
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Fengtang ()
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Fengxi Town, Chaozhou ()
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Fuyang
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Guihu ()
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Guxiang ()
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Jiangdong ()
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Jinshi ()
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Longhu ()
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Shaxi ()
* Wanfeng Forestry ()
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Wenci ()
Notable people
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Da-Wen Sun
*
Jao Tsung-I
*
Li Ka Shing
*
Stefanie Sun
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*
Tchan Fou-li
*
George Yeo
See also
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Chaoshan
References
External links
Official website of the Chao'an County Government
Chaozhou
County-level divisions of Guangdong
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