Meizhou
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For the island in Fujian province, see Meizhou Island. For other uses, see Meizhou (disambiguation).
"Jiaying" redirects here. For the Marvel character, see Jiaying (Marvel Cinematic Universe). For the prefecture-level city bordering Meizhou, see Jieyang.
Meizhou (Chinese: 梅州, Hakka Chinese: Mòichû) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong province, China. It has an area of 15,864.51 km2 (6,125.32 sq mi), and a population of 3,873,239 as of the 2020 census. It comprises Meijiang District, Meixian District, Xingning City and five counties. Its built-up or metro area made up of two urban districts was home to 992,351 inhabitants.[3]
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Meizhou
梅州市 Mòichû | |
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Nickname: Kezhou (客州) | |
Motto: Capital of Hakkas in the World | |
Coordinates (Meizhou municipal government): 24°17′20″N 116°07′19″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
Municipal seat | Meijiang District |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 15,864.51 km2 (6,125.32 sq mi) |
• Urban | 3,047.5 km2 (1,176.6 sq mi) |
• Metro | 3,047.5 km2 (1,176.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 96 m (315 ft) |
Population (2020 census[1]) | |
• Prefecture-level city | 3,873,239 |
• Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
• Urban | 992,351 |
• Urban density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) |
• Metro | 992,351 |
• Metro density | 330/km2 (840/sq mi) |
• Major Nationalities | Han |
GDP[2] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 130.8 billion US$ 20.3 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 33,764 US$ 5,234 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal Code | 514000 |
Area code | 753 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-GD-14 |
License Plate Prefix | 粤M |
Languages | Standard Chinese (official); Hakka (regional) |
Website | www |
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Chinese | 梅州 | ||||||||||||||||
Hakka | Mòi-chû | ||||||||||||||||
Postal | Meichow (present) Meihsien (former) Kaying (former; pre-1912) | ||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Plum/prune Prefecture | ||||||||||||||||
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