Meixian, Meizhou
Meixian
梅县区 | |
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| District of Meixian | |
Location of the district in Meizhou | |
Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 24°19′17″N 116°07′10″E / 24.32139°N 116.11944°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Meizhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,755.36 km2 (1,063.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 556,735 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 梅縣 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 梅县 | ||||||||||||||
| Hakka | Mòi-yen (IPA: [mɔi˩jɛn˥˧]) | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Plum County | ||||||||||||||
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| Former Name (Qing dynasty) | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 嘉應 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 嘉应 | ||||||||||||||
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Meixian District (梅县区) is a district of Meizhou City, in northeastern Guangdong Province, China. The district is an important Hakka settlement and is the ancestral home of many Hakka descendants living in Taiwan and other countries worldwide.