How far is Shantou from the sea?
Shantou sits right on the coast: the nearest shoreline is only 0.2 km (0.1 miles) away. The nearest stretch of coast is in Guangdong, China.
To the coast
0.2 km
0.1 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
910 km
with Vietnam
Setting
On the coast
857th farthest from the sea of 861 cities
ShantouNearest point on the coast
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Shantou at a glance
- Coordinates
- 23.3549° N, 116.6788° E
- Region
- Guangdong, China
- Distance to the coast
- 0.2 km (0.1 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 23.3531° N, 116.6790° E (Guangdong, China)
- Nearest land border
- 910 km (565 miles), with Vietnam
- Among China's cities
- 177th farthest from the sea of the 177 cities measured
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Questions
How far is Shantou from the sea?
Shantou sits right on the coast: the nearest shoreline is only 0.2 km (0.1 miles) away. The nearest stretch of coast is in Guangdong, China.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 0.2 km (0.1 miles) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.
How far is Shantou from the nearest border?
Shantou is 910 km (565 miles) from the nearest land border, with Vietnam, in a straight line.
Where in Shantou is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (23.3549° N, 116.6788° E). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the sea than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 19, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.