City Name: Shantou
City Flower: delonix regia
Language: Mandarin/Chaoshan dialect
Districts: Jinping, Longhu, Chenghai, Chaoyang, Chaonan and Haojiang
Location: Center of East Guangdong
Territory: 2,064 square kilometers
Climate: Facing South China Sea, the Chaoshan region enjoys subtropical oceanic climate, with an annual average temperature of 21.3 degrees, 2000 to 3000 hours of sunlight and a rainfall of 1672.25 mm per year, which makes it a most comfortable living region.
Secretary of CPC Municipal Committee: Li Feng
Acting Mayor: Zheng Renhao
GDP: 120.33 billion RMB (2010)
Year on Year Growth (%): 13.7
Export: 4.02 billion USD (2009)
Major Industries: Electronics & IT, textile and garments, toys, chemical & plastics, foods & pharmacy, machinery, packaging, video and audio products.
