Haimen | |
Native Name: | 海门镇 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-cn |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | China Guangdong |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guangdong |
Coordinates: | 23.1933°N 116.6169°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Guangdong |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Shantou |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Chaoyang |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 38.5 |
Area Land Km2: | 27.8 |
Area Water Km2: | 10.7 |
Population Total: | 114300 |
Population As Of: | 2005 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Area Code: | 0754 |
Haimen is a town of Chaoyang District, Shantou, in the east of Guangdong province, China, and is situated on the South China Sea coast. It administers 16 villages, and in 2005, it had a population of about 114,300 residing in a total area of 38.5km2, although 10.7km2 of it is ocean.[1] In December 2011, it was the site of protests where thousands of demonstrators spoke out over plans to expand a coal-fired power plant in the town.[2]