Shanwei
Prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shanwei (Chinese: 汕尾), or Swabue, or also commonly known as Hailufeng (Chinese: 海陆丰, portmanteau of Haifeng and Lufeng) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It borders Jieyang to the east, Meizhou and Heyuan to the north, Huizhou to the west, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south. It lies approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Shenzhen and the locals speak the Haifeng dialect.
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Quick Facts 汕尾市Swabue, Country ...
Shanwei
汕尾市 Swabue | |
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Coordinates (Shanwei municipal government): 22°47′14″N 115°22′32″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guangdong |
County-level divisions | 4 |
Township divisions | 53 |
Municipal seat | Chengqu |
Government | |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 4,861.79 km2 (1,877.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Prefecture-level city | 2,935,469 |
• Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
• Urban | 437,000 |
GDP[1] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 128.8 billion US$ 20.0 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 48,095 US$ 7,455 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Area code | 660 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-GD-15 |
Licence plate prefixes | 粤N |
Major Nationalities | Han |
Coastline (excluding islands) | 302 km (188 mi) |
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Chinese | 汕尾 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanyu Pinyin | Shànwěi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Saanméih | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Postal | Swabue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Tail or end of the fishing sandbar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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