City Details: Shantou

A few alternate names for Shantou are: SWA, San GJau, San-tchou, San-theu-su, Sang-tau, Santou, Santouo, Shan'tou, Shan-t'ou-shih, Shan-t’ou-shih

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 and an administrative area of 2,248.39 square kilometres (868.11 sq mi). However, its built-up area is much bigger with 12,543,024 inhabitants including Rongcheng and Jiedong districts, Jiexi county and Puning city in Jieyang plus all of Chaozhou city largely conurbated. This is de facto the 5th built-up area in mainland China between Hangzhou-Shaoxing, Xi'an-Xianyang and Tianjin.

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Shantou

General Information

Official Name: People's Republic of China
Common Name: China
Population: 3838900
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates: 23.35489, 116.67876
Country Code: CHN
Continent: Asia

Closest Airports to Shantou

1. Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA), distance from city center: 28.30 km
2. Meixian Airport (MXZ), distance from city center: 123.79 km
3. Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN), distance from city center: 197.92 km

Location of Shantou

Country Details

Country: China
Official Name: People's Republic of China
Capital: Beijing
Region: Asia
Subregion: Eastern Asia
Population: 1,402,112,000
Area: 9,706,961 km²
Languages: Chinese
Currency: Chinese yuan (¥)
Timezones: UTC+08:00
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Has borders with:

Afghanistan
Bhutan
Myanmar
Hong Kong
India
Kazakhstan
Nepal
Korea (North)
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Macao
Mongolia
Pakistan
Russian Federation
Tajikistan
Viet Nam

Holidays in Shantou, People's Republic of China

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Museums in Shantou, People's Republic of China

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汕头市革命历史博物馆

207号 Waima Road, Dahua Subdistrict, 515031 Guangdong Province, China

Coordinates: 23.3584° N, 116.6860° E

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汕头博物馆

Yuemei Road, Xiaogongyuan Subdistrict, 515031 Guangdong Province, China

Coordinates: 23.3653° N, 116.6767° E

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汕头邮政总局大楼

Waima Road, Xiaogongyuan Subdistrict, 515031 Guangdong Province, China

Coordinates: 23.3557° N, 116.6697° E

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汕头开埠文化陈列馆

Waima Road, Xiaogongyuan Subdistrict, 515031 Guangdong Province, China

Coordinates: 23.3548° N, 116.6694° E

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侨批博物馆

Waima Road, Xiaogongyuan Subdistrict, 515031 Guangdong Province, China

Coordinates: 23.3556° N, 116.6701° E

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汕头科技馆

12号 Haibin Road, Dahua Subdistrict, 515031 Guangdong Province, China

Coordinates: 23.3543° N, 116.6873° E

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汕头海关关史陈列馆

2号外马路, Xiaogongyuan Subdistrict, 515031 Guangdong Province, China

Coordinates: 23.3527° N, 116.6703° E

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汕头市文化馆

149号 Waima Road, Xiaogongyuan Subdistrict, 515031 Guangdong Province, China

Coordinates: 23.3584° N, 116.6781° E

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老妈宫戏台

升平路, Xiaogongyuan Subdistrict, 515031 Guangdong Province, China

Coordinates: 23.3573° N, 116.6709° E

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汕头市八一南昌起义纪念馆

Minquan Road, Xiaogongyuan Subdistrict, 515031 Guangdong Province, China

Coordinates: 23.3599° N, 116.6736° E

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潮汕历史文化博览中心

Nanbin Road, Queshi Subdistrict, 515031 Guangdong Province, China

Coordinates: 23.3243° N, 116.7111° E

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潮剧艺术博物馆

潮护路, Guanghua Subdistrict, 515031 Guangdong Province, China

Coordinates: 23.3803° N, 116.6787° E

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