Shanwei
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| Administration Type | Prefecture-level city |
| City Seat | Shicheng District () |
| Area | 5,271 km² |
| Coastline | 302 km (excluding islands) |
| Population | 2,130,000 |
| GDP - Total - Per Capita |
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| Major Nationalities | Han |
| County-level divisions | 4 |
| Township-level divisions | 53 |
| CPC Committee Secretary | Rong Tiewen (戎铁文) |
| Mayor | Wang Menghui (王蒙徽) |
| Area code | 660 |
| Postal Code | 516600 (Urban center) 516400, 516500, 516700 (Other areas) |
| License Plate Prefix | 粤N |
Shanwei (simplified Chinese: 汕尾; pinyin: Shànwěi) is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It borders Shantou to the east, Meizhou and Heyuan to the north, Huizhou to the west, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south.
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[edit] Administration
The prefecture-level city of Shanwei administers 4 county-level divisions, including 1 district, 1 county-level city and 2 counties.
- Shicheng District (市城区)
- Haifeng County (海丰县)
- Lufeng City (陆丰市)
- Luhe County (陆河县)
These are further divided into 53 township-level divisions, including 40 towns, 10 townships and 3 subdistricts.
[edit] Recent history
On the night of December 6, 2005, armed policemen were sent to the village of Dongzhou, Shanwei to suppress appeals by residents protesting the lack of compensation for having land confiscated by the government. Several residents were shot dead: the Chinese government claimed that three people were killed, and residents claimed that the number was between 20 and 33, with up to 40 more missing.[1] Other media have reported armed police where sent in after the villagers attacked unarmed police[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ Howard W. French, Chinese Pressing to Keep Village Silent on Clash, International Herald Tribune,December 17, 2005
- ^ NPR, http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5056500
- ^ Xinhua, http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/19/content_3940710.htm
[edit] External links
- Government website of Shanwei (in Simplified Chinese)
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