Chaozhou , alternatively transliterated as
Chiuchow,
Chaochow, or
Teochew, is a city in the eastern
Guangdong province of the China. It borders
Shantou to the south,
Jieyang to the southwest,
Meizhou to the northwest, the province of
Fujian to the east and the
South China Sea to the southeast. It is administered as a
prefecture-level city with a jurisdiction area of and a total population of 2,669,844. Along with Shantou and Jieyang, Chaozhou is part of the
Chaoshan region.