Chaonan District is rich in natural resources, with a mountainous area of 382,300 mu, accounting for 40.28% of the total mountainous area of Shantou City, and a cultivated area of 208,200 mu, accounting for 29% of the total cultivated area of Shantou City. The coastline 14.7 km and the sea area are more than 4,000 square kilometers.
Chaonan District has a profound cultural heritage. The Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties belong to Baiyue, and the Xia and Shang Dynasties belong to Haiyang. Since the Qin Dynasty, it has been the Chaoshan area in Guangdong. From the Qin Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms, it belongs to Jieyang County, Nanhai County. From the Jin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, it belonged to Yi 'an County and Chaoyang County of Chaozhou Prefecture. In 2003, Chaoyang City, a county-level city, was abolished and divided into Chaoyang District and Chaonan District. There are many overseas Chinese, and it is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in Guangdong Province.
On June 29th, 2003, 65438, the county-level Chaoyang City was revoked with the approval of the state, and Chaoyang District and Chaonan District of Shantou City were established respectively. The administrative areas of Chaonan District are 12 Xiashan, Du Jing, Salon, Narita, Tian Xin, Simapu, Chendian, Liang Ying, Xiancheng, Huagang, Red Square and Leiling Town. Xiashan town people's government.