Shantou, referred to as "Shantou", is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province. Approved by the State Council, it is the China Special Economic Zone, an important gateway to the Maritime Silk Road, a central city in eastern Guangdong and an important port city in the southeast coast. Located at the southern tip of Hanjiang Delta, it is connected to Chaozhou in the north, Jieyang in the west, South China Sea in the south, Taiwan Province Province across the sea in the east, and Hanjiang, Rongjiang and Lianjiang enter the sea. It is the only city in Chinese mainland with an inner bay.
Shantou six districts 1 county, with a total area of 2 199 square kilometers. According to the data of the seventh national census, as of 0: 00 on June 65, 2020, the permanent population of Shantou was 550203 1 person.