Chaoyang, Shantou

Chaoyang
潮阳区
Chaoyang Wenguang Pagoda
Location of Chaoyang in Shantou
Shantou in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23°15′57″N 116°36′05″E / 23.2657°N 116.6014°E / 23.2657; 116.6014
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityShantou
Area
 • Total
667.6 km2 (257.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,654,276
 • Density2,478/km2 (6,418/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Chaoyang District (postal: Chaoyang; simplified Chinese: 潮阳区; traditional Chinese: 潮陽區; pinyin: Cháoyáng Qū), also rendered in English as Teo Yor (variant: Teoyeo, Tioyio, Teoyall), is a district in the municipality of Shantou, Guangdong Province, China.

Chaoyang borders Haojiang District (濠江區) to the east, looks across Niutianyang (牛田洋) toward Jinping District (金平區) to the northeast, adjoins Puning City to the west, is next to Chaonan District to the south, and meets Jieyang City to the north. The region’s mother river, the Lian River, flows east to west through Chaoyang and enters the South China Sea at Haimen Town.