Shantou, a city under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province, is located in the eastern part of Guangdong Province, at the southern end of the Han River Delta, bordering Chaozhou to the north, Jieyang to the west, and the South China Sea to the southeast.

Within the territory, Hanjiang, Rongjiang and Lianjiang rivers enter the sea. The mainland coastline is 217.7 kilometers long, the island coastline is 167.37 kilometers long, and there are 82 large and small islands.

? Shantou has a subtropical oceanic climate, with an annual average temperature of 21-22°C, sunshine hours of 2000-2500 hours, and rainfall of 1300-1800 mm.

? Shantou is a major port city in the country, the earliest special economic zone opened in China, and an important part of the Haixi Economic Zone.

Shantou Port was opened in 1860. It is known as "the gateway to Lingdong, the hub of South China", "the coastal city of Zoulu, and the hometown of gourmet food". It enjoys the title of China's Excellent Tourism City, China's Top 100 Investment Environment Cities, China's Brand Economic City, and National Knowledge

Property rights work demonstration city, national e-commerce demonstration city, national information consumption pilot city, national dual support model city, and China stationery production base.

Shantou is located between 116°14′ and 117°19′ east longitude and 23°02′ and 23°38′ north latitude, at the southern end of the Hanjiang River Delta. It borders Raoping, Chaozhou to the northeast, Chaoan, Chaozhou to the north, Jieyang and Puning to the west, and Jieyang and Puning to the southwest.

It is connected to Huilai from Jieyang, and its southeast is close to the South China Sea.

Shantou is an important node in the "Greater Pearl River Delta" and "Pan-Pearl River Delta" economic circles. It is an important hub of the Xiamen-Zhangzhou-Quanzhou Triangle (Note: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Quanzhou Coastal Economic Open Zone?), the Pearl River Delta and the West Coast Economic Belt.

The connection point has the unique location advantage of being the geographical gateway to the Asia-Pacific.

The urban area is 187 nautical miles away from Hong Kong and 180 nautical miles away from Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Shantou Port is close to the Western Pacific International Golden Waterway, less than 200 nautical miles from Hong Kong and Kaohsiung, Taiwan.