Nan'ao County

Nan'ao
南澳县
Namao
Location of Nan'ao County in Shantou
Nan'ao
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23°26′N 117°01′E / 23.433°N 117.017°E / 23.433; 117.017
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityShantou
Area
  Land114.74 km2 (44.30 sq mi)
  Water4,600 km2 (1,800 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
64,429
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Nan'ao
Nan'ao Bridge
Chinese南澳
PostalNamoa
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNán'ào
Wade–GilesNan-ao

Nan'ao or Nanao (simplified Chinese: 南澳县; traditional Chinese: 南澳縣; pinyin: Nán'ào Xiàn), formerly romanized Namoa, is an island and county of the prefecture-level city of Shantou in Guangdong Province, China. The county spans a land area of 114.74 square kilometres (44.30 sq mi), and sea area of 4,600 square kilometres (1,800 sq mi). As of 2020, the county had a permanent population of approximately 64,429.