Jinping, Shantou
District in Guangdong, China
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Jinping District (Chinese: 金平; pinyin: Jīnpíng, Teochew Peng'im: gim¹ pêng⁵) is the central business district and the seat of Shantou prefecture-level city in the Guangdong Province of Mainland China. The site the district stands on is the old city of Shantou established by Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty in AD 1369, with the name derived from Shashantou Fort built in the city 4 centuries later. The Jinping administrative district was established in 2003, and serves as a major hub for manufacturing, shipping and tourism. The district government is located at No. 50 Jinsha Middle Road.
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Jinping
金平区 | |
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People's Square | |
 Location of Jinping in Shantou | |
  Jinping Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 23°21′55″N 116°42′07″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Shantou |
| Area | |
• Total | 108.71 km2 (41.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 810,284 |
| • Density | 7,453.6/km2 (19,305/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
There are 12 subdistricts in the district:
| Administrative divisions of Jinping District | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English name | Chinese | Pinyin | Area in km2[1] | Population[2] | Divisions[3] | |||||||
| Residential communities | Administrative villages | |||||||||||
| Jinping District | 金平区 | Jīnpíng Qū | 140.05 | 823,327 | 169 | 0 | ||||||
| Shipaotai Subdistrict | 石炮台街道 | Shípàotái Jiēdào | 13 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jinsha Subdistrict | 金砂街道 | Jīnshā Jiēdào | 76,935 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| Dongfang Subdistrict | 东方街道 | Dōngfāng Jiēdào | 67,818 | 11 | 0 | |||||||
| Dahua Subdistrict | 大华街道 | Dàhuá Jiēdào | 71,471 | 12 | 0 | |||||||
| Guangsha Subdistrict | 广厦街道 | Guǎngshà Jiēdào | 82,825 | 11 | 0 | |||||||
| Qishan Subdistrict | 岐山街道 | Qíshān Jiēdào | 27,991 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| Tuolian Subdistrict | 鮀莲街道 | Tuólián Jiēdào | 51,720 | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| Tuojiang Subdistrict | 鮀江街道 | Tuójiāng Jiēdào | 61,863 | 17 | 0 | |||||||
| Yuepu Subdistrict | 月浦街道 | Yuèpǔ Jiēdào | 26,680 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| Xiaogongyuan Subdistrict | 小公园街道 | Xiǎogōngyuán Jiēdào | 27,697 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| Jindong Subdistrict | 金东街道 | Jīndōng Jiēdào | 51,424 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| Guanghua Subdistrict | 光华街道 | Guānghuá Jiēdào | 45,094 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
Famous Sites and Landmarks
- Shantou City Hall - Established in AD 1921 during the old Republic of China.
- Shashantou Fort - Established in AD 1717 by the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty.
- Haibin Stadium - The downtown Shantou soccer arena.
