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Jieyang 揭阳市 Kityang | |
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 Jieyang music fountain | |
 Location of Jieyang in Guangdong | |
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  Jieyang Location in China | |
| Coordinates (Jieyang municipal government):23°33′04″N116°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 | |
| 5,240.5 km2 (2,023.4 sq mi) | |
| • Coastline (excluding islands) | 82 km2 (32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| 5,877,025 | |
| • Density | 1,121.5/km2 (2,904.6/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 741,674 |
| GDP[1] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 226.5 billion US$ 35.1 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 40,470 US$ 6,273 |
| Time zone | China Standard |
| Postal code | 522000 (Urban center)515300-515500 (Other areas) |
| Area code | 663 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-GD-52 |
| Language | Min andHakka |
| Local dialect | Chaoshan Min andHakka |
| Jieyang | |||||||||||||||||||
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 "Jieyang", as written in Chinese calligraphy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 揭阳 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 揭陽 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Kit3 joeng4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CantoneseYale | Kityèuhng | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jiēyáng | ||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Kityang | ||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Rising sun | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jieyang (simplified Chinese:揭阳;traditional Chinese:揭陽;pinyin:Jiēyáng;Chaozhou dialect: gig4 iên5; Jieyang dialect: gêg4 ion5) is aprefecture-level city in easternGuangdongProvince (Yuedong),People's Republic of China, part of theChaoshan region whose people speakChaoshan Min distinct from neighbouringYue speakers. It is historically important as the hometown of manyoverseas Chinese inSoutheast Asia. It bordersShantou to the east,Chaozhou to the northeast,Meizhou to the north,Shanwei to the west, and looks out to theSouth China Sea to the south.
The name Jieyang can be traced back to the 33rd year ofQin Shi Huang (214 BC) when the emperor set up a garrison on the south side ofJieling (揭嶺之陽).[2][3] In Chinese fengshui, facing south means "yang" (陽), which is propitious. Jieling means MountJie, so is the name Jieyang (揭陽).[2][4]
Theprefecture-level city of Jieyang administers fivecounty-level divisions, including twodistricts, onecounty-level city (administered on behalf of the province) and twocounties.
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| 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 100township-level divisions, including 69towns, 10townships and 21subdistricts.
The newJieyang Chaoshan International Airport is the third largest airport complex in Guangdong Province, afterGuangzhou Baiyun International Airport, andShenzhen Bao'an International Airport. It replaced theShantou Waisha Airport on 15 November 2011.
Jieyang is located on theGuangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou Railway.
TheChaoshan Min is predominantly spoken in this region. TheHakka dialect, however, has its limited presence among Hakka people inJiexi County, NorthwesternJiedong District, Nanyang Mountain Area ofPuning, and a small part ofHuilai County.[5]
The 1930s saw numerous Jieyang inhabitants emigrating overseas. A large number of Chinese live in Southeast Asia and kept their customs.Pontianak andKetapang inIndonesia,Johor Bahru inMalaysia,Singapore,Cambodia andThailand have largeOverseas Chinese communities of Jieyang origin; theLintian Republic, one of manykongsis of West Borneo, were founded by Jieyang immigrants. In 1991, the Chinese central government approved Jieyang as a prefecture-level city.
| Climate data for Jieyang, elevation 44 m (144 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.5 (85.1) | 30.5 (86.9) | 33.0 (91.4) | 35.3 (95.5) | 36.2 (97.2) | 39.2 (102.6) | 39.7 (103.5) | 38.9 (102.0) | 37.8 (100.0) | 35.9 (96.6) | 33.7 (92.7) | 33.0 (91.4) | 39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) | 20.2 (68.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 26.2 (79.2) | 29.4 (84.9) | 31.7 (89.1) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.2 (91.8) | 32.1 (89.8) | 29.3 (84.7) | 25.7 (78.3) | 21.4 (70.5) | 27.0 (80.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) | 15.6 (60.1) | 17.9 (64.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 25.4 (77.7) | 27.8 (82.0) | 29.1 (84.4) | 28.8 (83.8) | 27.8 (82.0) | 24.8 (76.6) | 20.9 (69.6) | 16.5 (61.7) | 22.6 (72.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) | 12.7 (54.9) | 15.0 (59.0) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.7 (72.9) | 25.2 (77.4) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 24.7 (76.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 17.6 (63.7) | 13.2 (55.8) | 19.6 (67.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) | 3.7 (38.7) | 4.1 (39.4) | 9.6 (49.3) | 15.2 (59.4) | 19.0 (66.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 22.7 (72.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 12.5 (54.5) | 7.0 (44.6) | 0.9 (33.6) | 0.9 (33.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 39.9 (1.57) | 54.8 (2.16) | 100.8 (3.97) | 143.0 (5.63) | 193.1 (7.60) | 308.6 (12.15) | 281.8 (11.09) | 299.2 (11.78) | 195.5 (7.70) | 33.4 (1.31) | 41.5 (1.63) | 35.7 (1.41) | 1,727.3 (68) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.4 | 9.4 | 12.7 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 19.4 | 16.2 | 16.8 | 11.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 138 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 74 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 77 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 135.4 | 103.0 | 100.1 | 111.1 | 135.9 | 152.1 | 214.7 | 196.1 | 183.2 | 187.2 | 163.0 | 147.6 | 1,829.4 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 40 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 37 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 45 | 41 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
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