| Chaonan | |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | China Guangdong |
| Pushpin Label: | Chaonan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guangdong |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guangdong |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shantou |
| Area Total Km2: | 596.42 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 23.2217°N 116.4431°W |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Chaonan is a district of Shantou, Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.
The District includes the Xiashan Subdistrict (Chinese: 峡山街道) and the towns of Jingdu (Chinese: 井都镇), Longtian (Chinese: 陇田镇), Leiling (Chinese: 雷岭镇), Chengtian (Chinese: 成田镇), Hongchang (Chinese: 红场镇), Lugang (Chinese: 胪岗镇), Liangying (Chinese: 两英镇), Xiancheng (Chinese: 仙城镇), Chendian (Chinese: 陈店镇), and Simapu (Chinese: 司马浦镇).
The currently under construction Chaonan railway station, on the Shantou–Shanwei high-speed railway, will serve the district.