| Jieyang | |
| Native Name: | 揭阳市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
| Other Name: | Kityang |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Image Map1: | Guangdong subdivisions - Jieyang.svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Jieyang in Guangdong |
| Pushpin Map: | China |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in China |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guangdong |
| Seat Type: | City seat |
| Seat: | Rongcheng District |
| Leader Title: | CPC Secretary |
| Leader Name: | Yan Zhichan (Chinese: 严植婵) |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Chen Dong (Chinese: 陈东) |
| Established Title1: | County-level division |
| Established Date1: | 5 |
| Established Title2: | Township-level division |
| Established Date2: | 100 |
| Area Total Km2: | 5240.5 |
| Area Blank1 Title: | Coastline (excluding islands) |
| Area Blank1 Km2: | 82 |
| Elevation M: | 8 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 5877025 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 741674 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Language |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Min and Hakka |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Local dialect |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Chaoshan Min and Hakka |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[1] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 226.5 billion US$ 35.1 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 40,470 US$ 6,273 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Jieyang municipal government |
| Coordinates: | 23.551°N 116.3727°W |
| Postal Code: | 522000(Urban center)515300-515500(Other areas) |
| Area Code: | 663 |
| Iso Code: | CN-GD-52 |
| Blank2 Info: | Chinese: 粤V |
| Pic: | JY name.png |
| Piccap: | "Jieyang", as written in Chinese calligraphy |
| Picsize: | 125px |
| S: | 揭阳 |
| T: | 揭陽 |
| P: | Jiēyáng |
| Psp: | Kityang |
| J: | Kit3 joeng4 |
| Y: | Kityèuhng |
| Teo: | Gêg⁴ion⁵ |
| L: | Rising sun |
| Showflag: | jyp |
| Order: | st |
Jieyang 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.
The prefecture-level city of Jieyang administers five county-level divisions, including two districts, one county-level city (administered on behalf of the province) and two counties.
| Map | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Population | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | |
| Rongcheng District | Chinese: 榕城区 | Róngchéng Qū | 741,674 | 182 | 4,098 | |
| Jiedong District | Chinese: 揭东区 | Jiēdōng Qū | 1,157,720 | 850 | 1,362 | |
| Jiexi County | Chinese: 揭西县 | Jiēxī Xiàn | 825,313 | 1,279 | 605 | |
| Huilai County | Chinese: 惠来县 | Huìlái Xiàn | 1,097,615 | 1,207 | 906 | |
| Puning | Chinese: 普宁市 | Pǔníng Shì | 2,054,703 | 1,620 | 1,291 | |
These are further divided into 100 township-level divisions, including 69 towns, 10 townships and 21 subdistricts.
Rice cultivation and the textile industry are important to its economy.
The new Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport is the third largest airport complex in Guangdong Province, after Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, and Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport. It replaced the Shantou Waisha Airport on 15 November 2011.
Jieyang is located on the Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou Railway.
The Chaoshan Min is predominantly spoken in this region. The Hakka dialect, however, has its limited presence among Hakka people in Jiexi County.
The 1930s saw numerous Jieyang inhabitants emigrating overseas. A large number of Chinese live in Southeast Asia and kept their customs. Pontianak and Ketapang in Indonesia, Johor Bahru in Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia and Thailand have large Overseas Chinese communities of Jieyang origin; the Lintian Republic, one of many kongsis of West Borneo, were founded by Jieyang immigrants.[2] In 1991, the Chinese central government approved Jieyang as a prefecture-level city.