Jieyang

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Jieyang 揭阳市 Kityang
Prefecture-level city
Jieyang music fountain
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Location of Jieyang in Guangdong
Jieyang Location in China
Coordinates (Jieyang municipal government): 23°33′04″N 116°22′22″E / 23.5510°N 116.3727°E / 23.5510; 116.3727Coordinates: 23°33′04″N 116°22′22″E / 23.5510°N 116.3727°E / 23.5510; 116.3727
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
County-level division	5
Township-level division	100
City seat	Rongcheng District
Government
• CPC Secretary	Yan Zhichan (严植婵)
• Mayor	Chen Dong (陈东)
Area
• Prefecture-level city	5,240.5 km2 (2,023.4 sq mi)
• Coastline (excluding islands)	82 km2 (32 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Prefecture-level city	5,877,025
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
• Urban	741,674
Time zone	China Standard
Area code(s)	663
ISO 3166 code	CN-GD-52
Language	Min
GDP per capita	¥35,327 (2017)
Local dialect	Teochew dialect and Hakka

Jieyang
"Jieyang", as written in Chinese calligraphy
Simplified Chinese	揭阳
Traditional Chinese	揭陽
Jyutping	Kit3 joeng4
Cantonese Yale	Kityèuhng
Hanyu Pinyin	Jiēyáng
Postal	Kityang
Literal meaning	Rising sun
showTranscriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiēyáng IPA [tɕjé.jǎŋ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Kityèuhng Jyutping Kit3 joeng4 Southern Min Teochew Peng'im Gêg⁴ion⁵

Jieyang (Chinese: 揭阳; pinyin: Jiēyáng) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China, part of the Chaoshan region whose people speak Teochew dialect distinct from neighbouring Yue speakers. It is historically important as the hometown of many overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. It borders Shantou to the east, Chaozhou to the northeast, Meizhou to the north, Shanwei to the west, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south.

Administration[]

The prefecture-level city of Jieyang administers five county-level divisions, including two districts, one county-level city (administered on behalf of the province) and two counties.

Map
Rongcheng Jiedong Jiexi County Huilai County Puning (city)
Name	Simplified Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010 census)	Area (km2)	Density (/km2)
Rongcheng District	榕城区	Róngchéng Qū	741,674	182	4,098
Jiedong District	揭东区	Jiēdōng Qū	1,157,720	850	1,362
Jiexi County	揭西县	Jiēxī Xiàn	825,313	1,279	605
Huilai County	惠来县	Huìlái Xiàn	1,097,615	1,207	906
Puning	普宁市	Pǔníng Shì	2,054,703	1,620	1,291

These are further divided into 100 township-level divisions, including 69 towns, 10 townships and 21 subdistricts.

Economy[]

Rice cultivation and the textile industry are important to its economy.

Transport[]

Air[]

The new Jieyang Chaoshan Airport is the third largest airport complex in Guangdong Province, after Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport. It replaced the Shantou Waisha Airport on 15 November 2011.

Rail[]

Jieyang is located on the Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou Railway.

Language and culture[]

The Teochew dialect is predominantly spoken in this region. The Hakka dialect, however, has its limited presence among Hakka people in Jiexi County.

History[]

The 1930s saw numerous Jieyang inhabitants emigrating overseas. Pontianak and Ketapang in Indonesia, Johor Bahru in Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia and Thailand have large Overseas Chinese communities of Jieyang origin; the Lintian Republic, one of many kongsis of West Borneo, were founded by Jieyang immigrants. In 1991, the Chinese central government approved Jieyang as a prefecture-level city.

Notable people[]

• Vintoquián (林道乾, Lîm tō-khiân) (?-?), 16th century pirate
• Li Zhenning (born 1995), Chinese singer and actor^[1]

Climate[]

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jieyang.

• Government website of Jieyang (in Simplified Chinese)