Jieyang

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Jieyang 揭阳市 Kityang
Prefecture-level city
Jieyang music fountain
Location of Jieyang in Guangdong
Jieyang Location in China
Coordinates (Jieyang municipal government): 23°33′04″N 116°22′22″E / 23.5510°N 116.3727°E / 23.5510; 116.3727
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
County-level division	5
Township-level division	100
City seat	Rongcheng District
Government
• CPC Secretary	Yan Zhichan (严植婵)
• Mayor	Chen Dong (陈东)
Area
• Prefecture-level city	5,240.5 km2 (2,023.4 sq mi)
• Coastline (excluding islands)	82 km2 (32 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Prefecture-level city	5,877,025
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
• Urban	741,674
GDP[1]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 226.5 billion US$ 35.1 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 40,470 US$ 6,273
Time zone	China Standard
Area code	663
ISO 3166 code	CN-GD-52
Language	Min and Hakka
Local dialect	Chaoshan Min and Hakka

Jieyang
"Jieyang", as written in Chinese calligraphy
Simplified Chinese	揭阳
Traditional Chinese	揭陽
Jyutping	Kit3 joeng4
Cantonese Yale	Kityèuhng
Hanyu Pinyin	Jiēyáng
Postal	Kityang
Literal meaning	Rising sun
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiēyáng IPA [tɕjé.jǎŋ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Kityèuhng Jyutping Kit3 joeng4 Southern Min Teochew Peng'im Gêg⁴ion⁵

Jieyang (Chinese: 揭阳; pinyin: Jiēyáng) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong Province (Yuedong), People's Republic of China, part of the Chaoshan region whose people speak Chaoshan Min distinct from neighbouring Yue speakers. It is historically important as the hometown of many overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia. It borders Shantou to the east, Chaozhou to the northeast, Meizhou to the north, Shanwei to the west, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south.