What is the population of Shantou?

3,838,900 people, per GeoNames.

Which airport serves Shantou?

Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA).

SHANTOU

Guangdong · CHINA (CN) · 23.35°N / 116.68°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,795,940

Shantou is a city in China with a population of 3,838,900. It sits at 23.35/116.68, runs on Asia/Shanghai, is 7 km from Tuopu.

Population 3,838,900

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Shanghai

All facts

fields

Country: China
Subdivision: Guangdong
Coords: 23.35°N / 116.68°E
UTC offset: +8
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NW Tuopu Guangdong 0 7.3 km

S Hepu Guangdong 0 7.4 km

NE Longxiang Guangdong 0 7.5 km

NE Outing Guangdong 0 7.7 km

S Sanhe Guangdong 0 7.9 km

S Yuxin Guangdong 0 7.9 km

SE Dahao Guangdong 0 8.3 km

S Majiao Guangdong 0 9.9 km

N Anbu Guangdong 162,964 10.4 km

NE Xinxi Guangdong 0 10.6 km

Air access

nearby

SWA

Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport

Large airport

28.2 km

Universities

linked

Shantou University

stu.edu.cn

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Shantou?: 3,838,900 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Shantou in?: Asia/Shanghai.
Which country is Shantou in?: China (CN).
Which airport serves Shantou?: Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport (SWA).
How far is Shantou from Beijing?: About 1,841 km.
Does Shantou have a university?: Yes. Shantou University.
What languages are spoken in China?: Chinese.
What currency is used in China?: Yuan Renminbi.
How many cities are in China?: 16,029 on record.
Which admin region is Shantou in?: Guangdong.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1795940

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1795940,
    "name": "Shantou",
    "ascii_name": "Shantou",
    "country_code": "CN",
    "population": 3838900,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Shanghai",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 23.35489,
    "longitude": 116.67876
  }
}

Context

comparatives

7 km from Tuopu.
Same timezone (Asia/Shanghai) as 15,568 other cities in China.