Haojiang | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | China Guangdong |
Pushpin Label: | Haojiang |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guangdong |
Coordinates: | 23.2833°N 159°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 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Haojiang District is a district of Shantou, Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It was established in March 2003, consisting the former Dahao (Chinese: 达濠) and Hepu (Chinese: 河浦) districts. It covers . Dahao Island, which covers about, is part of Shantou special economic zone, to the west of Chaoyang District. Overlooking across the Queshi sea (Chinese: 礐石海), there are Longhu District and Jinping District. Located on the coast of the South China Sea, Haojiang District has about 20 harbors. It has a population of 270,000.
Haojiang District is named after the Haojiang River within the territory and has seven sub-districts under its jurisdiction:[1]