Chao'an, Chaozhou

Chao'an
潮安区
Chaoan
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityChaozhou
Area
  District
1,231 km2 (475 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  District
1,175,150
  Density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
  Urban
748,260
  Rural
426,890
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.chaoan.gov.cn
Chao'an
(the former county)
Chinese潮安
PostalChaoan
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCháo'ān
Wade–GilesCh'ao2-an1
Haiyang
Traditional Chinese海陽
Simplified Chinese海阳
PostalHaiyang
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHǎiyáng
Wade–GilesHai3-yang2

Chao'an (Chinese: 潮安; pinyin: Cháo'ān) is a district of Chaozhou City in eastern Guangdong Province in Southern China. It was Chao'an County until June 2013, when it became a district of Chaozhou. The former county was known as 'Haiyang' until 1914.

It has an area of 1,238.77 km2 (478.29 sq mi) and a population of 1,175,150 (2020 census). It is under the jurisdiction of Chaozhou prefecture-level city.