1, Introduction to Shantou
Shantou, referred to as Aocheng and Aodao for short, is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, a sub-central city in the province, a second-tier city, a world food capital, an international hub seaport, and the permanent meeting place of China Digital Economy Innovation and Development Conference.
2. The geographical location of Shantou
It is located at the southern tip of Hanjiang Delta, bordering Chaozhou in the north, Jieyang in the west, Nanhai in the south and Taiwan Province Province across the sea in the east. Hanjiang, Rongjiang and Lianjiang are the only cities in China with inner bays. By the end of 2022, Shantou had 6 districts 1 county, with a total area of 2,245 square kilometers, a permanent population of 55410.9 million and a population density of 2,463/km, ranking eighth among cities in China.
3. Honor won by Shantou
It is a national comprehensive reform experimental zone (Overseas Chinese Experimental Zone), an important gateway to the Maritime Silk Road in 2 1 century, a China Special Economic Zone, a national comprehensive transportation hub, one of the central cities in the economic zone on the west side of the Taiwan Strait, a central city in eastern Guangdong, a national forest city, a tourist city with the most investment value in China, and a national e-commerce demonstration city. In 20021year, the urban business environment ranked 36th in China.
4. The historical evolution of Shantou.
Shantou has a long history of humanities. According to the research of unearthed cultural relics, Chaoshan has a history of human life of more than 10,000 years, a history of prehistoric culture and human civilization of 8,000 years and a history of civilization of 5,000 to 6,000 years. Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties belong to Baiyue Land, Xia and Shang Dynasties belong to Haiyang Country (South Ou Country), and Shang Dynasty belongs to Nanyue Land.
Until 199 1 65438+February, Shantou was divided into three cities: Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang, Raoping County was under the jurisdiction of Chaozhou, Jiexi County, Puning County and Huilai County were under the jurisdiction of Jieyang, and Nan 'ao County, Chenghai County, Chaoyang County and Shantou Special Economic Zone were under the jurisdiction of Shantou. Chaozhou was upgraded and expanded, and the original Chaozhou was divided into the newly established Xiangqiao District and the newly restored Chaoan County.
5. Administrative divisions of Shantou
In 2003, the administrative division of Shantou was adjusted, Chaoyang and Chenghai were withdrawn from the urban area, and the original five urban areas were adjusted and merged into three areas, of which Hepu and Dahao merged into Haojiang District; Shengping and Jinyuan merged into jinping district;
Longhu district is reserved, and Waisha Town and Xinxi Town, which originally belonged to Chenghai City, are included in longhu district; Chenghai City withdrew from the city and set up a district; Chaoyang City is divided into Chaoyang District and Chaonan District. By 2022, Shantou has jurisdiction over 6 municipal districts, 1 county, and the municipal government is located in jinping district.