Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Guangdong

Current local time in Shantou:

11:45 PM, Sunday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Shantou on map:^[1]

Shantou GPS coordinates^[2]

23° 22' 5.304" North, 116° 42' 53.244" East

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	24.01201°,	116.01167°
Center:	23.36814°,	116.71479°
Lower-right:	22.72113°,	117.41792°
Map W x H:	143.5×143.5 km	= 89.2×89.2mi

max Lat:	53.31946°   ⇑92.8% North
Shantou:	23.36814°
min Lat:	⇓7.2% South 18.22056°

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min Long	Shantou	max Long
75.07348°	116.71479°	134.28917°
W 64.5%⇐		⇒35.5% E

Elevation

Elevation of Shantou is 17 m = 56 ft, and this is 467.8 m = 1535 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	5622 m = 18445 ft	84.3%
Avg.	484.8 m = 1591 ft
Shantou	17 m = 56 ft
Min E:	-3 m = -10 ft	15.7%

See also: Shantou elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Shantou is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of this Northern Tropic circle is 7.6 km =4.7 mi to North.

Distance of	km	miles	from Shantou
North Pole	7408.8	4603.6	to North
Arctic Circle	4802.9	2984.4	to North
Tropic Cancer	7.6	4.7	to North
Equator	2598.3	1614.5	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Shantou: (largest is in red/bold)

• Anbu 9.6 km =6 mi, 338°
• Banghai 13.4 km =8.3 mi, 193°
• Chenghua 11.8 km =7.3 mi, 28°
• Dahao 8.8 km =5.5 mi, 178°
• Guangyi 13 km =8.1 mi, 24°
• Hepu 10.4 km =6.5 mi, 216°
• Longxiang 4.8 km =3 mi, 7°
• Majiao 11 km =6.8 mi, 183°
• Outing 5.3 km =3.3 mi, 358°
• Sanhe 10.8 km =6.7 mi, 213°
• Tuopu 8.7 km =5.4 mi, 305°
• Tuotang 14.2 km =8.8 mi, 293°
• Waisha 8.2 km =5.1 mi, 25°
• Xinxi 6.7 km =4.2 mi, 55°
• Yuxin 10.8 km =6.7 mi, 212°

In other languages:

• In Russian: Шаньтоу
• In Chinese: 汕头市, 汕头