Shantou City is located in the east of Guangdong Province, at the southern end of Hanjiang Delta, and is known as "the gateway of Lingdong and the hub of South China". It is a special economic zone, an open coastal city and a famous hometown of overseas Chinese. The city has a total area of 2,064 square kilometers and a population of 4,875110,000. Among them, the urban area is 1.956 square kilometers and the population is 4,802,700. Jurisdiction over Jinping, Longhu, Haojiang, Chenghai, Chaoyang, Chaonan six districts and Nan 'ao County.
Shantou's geography and humanities have four characteristics:
First of all, it is close to the South China Sea and has superior natural conditions. The city's coastline is 289 kilometers, and the urban area is 0/87 nautical miles from Hongkong/KLOC-and 0/80 nautical miles from Kaohsiung/KLOC-in Taiwan Province Province. The Tropic of Cancer runs through the whole territory and belongs to a subtropical maritime climate, with no severe cold in winter and no heat in summer.
Second, there are many overseas Chinese and they have close ties with overseas. At present, there are 3.35 million overseas Chinese, Chinese and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, all over the world in more than 40 countries and regions. The unique advantages of human relations, geography and kinship make Shantou have special advantages and great potential in opening up to the outside world, and friendly exchanges and cooperation with other countries are becoming increasingly active. It has successively established sister cities with kishida fumio, St John, Pyeongtaek, and Qinyou.
The third is a century-old commercial port and an export-oriented economy. 186 1 Shantou, which opened its port, was one of the earliest port cities in modern China, and its commerce and trade had been relatively developed. In 1930s, the throughput of Shantou Port once ranked the third in China and the seventh in commerce. It is a transportation hub, entry and exit port and commodity distribution center in eastern Guangdong, southwestern Fujian and southeastern Jiangxi. At present, Shantou has established economic and trade relations with 165 countries and regions, has freight exchanges with 248 ports in 50 countries and regions and major domestic ports, and 53 multinational corporations, consortia and large trading companies have invested in Shantou.
Fourth, there are many people and few places, and the cultural tradition is unique. The population density of the city is 2362 people/km2, and the per capita cultivated land area is 0. 13 mu. It is one of the most densely populated areas in China with the least arable land per capita, and is famous for its intensive cultivation. Shantou has a profound cultural background and enjoys the reputation of "Zou Lu by the Sea". Chaoshan dialect is a local dialect, and Chaozhou opera, Chaozhou music, Chaozhou cuisine and congou are well-known at home and abroad. Shantou people are more famous for their diligence, pioneering spirit, good management and honesty.
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The development of history
Shantou was a coastal alluvial land in ancient times. A village was formed in the Song Dynasty, belonging to Jieyang County. In the Yuan Dynasty, there was a big fishing village called Xia Ling in the photochemical department. Pengzhou Shouqian households were set up in the early Ming Dynasty, and Chenghai was subordinate to Chenghai when it was set up in Jiajing period. Because the sand ridge extends to the seaside, people put up fences to fish, which is called sand mountain. Shashantou Fort was built in Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty. The Yongzheng period was referred to as Shantou for short. Xianfeng ten years (AD 1860) opened to the outside world. Shantou Municipal Bureau was established in the winter of 19 19. 192 1 July, the city hall was established and separated from Chenghai. Founded in 1930, it belongs to Guangdong provincial government.
After liberation, Shantou Municipal People's Government was established on March 5, 1950. 198 1 year, with the approval of the State Council, set up a special economic zone in Longhu area of our city as a pilot. 1 983 65438+on February 22nd, the system of city governing counties was implemented, Shantou area was abolished,1city, and eight counties belonging to the original area were merged into Shantou city. 1984 1 1 With the approval of the State Council, Shantou Special Economic Zone has expanded to 52.6 square kilometers, divided into Longhu and Guang 'ao. 199 1 In April, the State Council approved the expansion of Shantou Special Economic Zone to the whole urban area of Shantou, covering an area of 234 square kilometers, and it was determined to be formally implemented in June 1 1. In June of the same year, 5438+065438+ 10, the administrative region of Chaoshan was adjusted, and Chaozhou and Jieyang were classified as prefecture-level cities.
In 2003, with the approval of the State Council, the administrative divisions of Shantou were greatly adjusted. Chaoyang and Chenghai were evacuated from the urban areas, 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. After the adjustment, the urban area expanded from the original 3 10 square kilometer to 1956 square kilometer, and the urban population increased from the original1200,000 to 4.875 million. Only 128 square kilometers of Nan 'ao County's organizational system and zoning remain unchanged.