During the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was called Jieyang County and Nanhai County.
Since the Jin Dynasty took the origin as the location of roads, counties and houses, Haiyang County was established in the sixth year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 33 1 year), and the county seat is now Chaozhou City.
In the 9th year of Yixi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 4 13), Yi 'an County was established with Haiyang County as its location.
In Huang Kai for ten years, the abandoned county became a state. In the eleventh year (AD 59 1), Yi 'an was called Chaozhou, and Chaozhou was still ruled by Haiyang County.
Historically, it was the political, economic and cultural center of eastern Guangdong.
In 3 years (19 14), Haiyang County was renamed Chaoan County.
After liberation, the administrative system has changed.
1953, Chaoan County was demolished and Chaozhou was established as a provincial city.
1955 Guangdong administrative office moved from Chaozhou to Shantou.
1958, Chaozhou was changed to a county-level city. In the same year 165438+ 10, Chaozhou was revoked according to the provincial government document No.518 and merged into Chao 'an County.
1979, the municipal organizational system was restored.
1983, the county was revoked and merged into Chaozhou city.
1989 1 Chaozhou was restored as a provincial city.
1990 was designated as a sub-prefecture-level city by Guangdong province.
199 1 approved by the State Council, the former Chaozhou was upgraded to a prefecture-level city, and at the same time, the area was expanded, and now it governs the newly restored Chaoan County and the newly established Xiangqiao District, Fengxi District and Raoping County under the jurisdiction of the former Shantou City.
Chaozhou today is a prefecture-level city, which governs two districts and two counties.
The two districts and two counties are Xiangqiao District, Fengxi District, Chaoan County and Raoping County.
Districts and counties have streets and towns (townships).
There are 9 streets, 48 towns, 6 agricultural and forestry farms, 933 rural administrative districts and 150 urban neighborhood committees (or offices) in the city.
The urban area is surrounded by Jinshan, Yinshan (West Lake Mountain) and Hanshan, the Hanjiang River passes through the city, and the eight scenic spots in Chaozhou are distributed on both sides. Chaozhou has many precious historical sites, and there are more than 600 historical sites in the city, 42 of which are listed as national, provincial and municipal key cultural relics protection units. Chaozhou is welcomed by domestic and foreign tourists because of its pursuit of "classical tourist city".
By the end of 1995, there were 5 14359 households and 231800 people in the city, of which the agricultural population was 174 12800, accounting for 75.32%. The population density is 750 people per square kilometer, mainly she nationality, with more than 2 100 people.
Chaozhou has about 6.5438+200,000 overseas Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and is one of the famous hometown of overseas Chinese in Guangdong Province. Chaozhou has about 654.38+065.438+0 million overseas Chinese and relatives of compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.