Haimen, Guangdong

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| native_name = 海门镇

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| settlement_type = Town

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| image_caption = Haimen Harbour and its adjacent power plant

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| subdivision_name = People's Republic of China

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| subdivision_name1 = Guangdong

| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city

| subdivision_name2 = Shantou

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = Chaoyang

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| population_total = 114300

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Haimen ({{zh|s=海门 |t=海門 |p=Hǎimén |l=sea gate}}) is a town of Chaoyang District, Shantou, in the east of Guangdong province, China, and is situated on the South China Sea coast. It administers 16 villages, and in 2005, it had a population of about 114,300 residing in a total area of {{convert|38.5|km2|abbr=on}}, although {{convert|10.7|km2|abbr=on}} of it is ocean.{{cite web

|url = http://www.cyxxg.com/chaoshan/gzfc/hmz/152221551071.shtml

|script-title = zh:汕头市潮阳区海门镇简介_潮阳信息港

|publisher = CYXXG.com

|language = Chinese

|accessdate = 2012-07-07

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081203182313/http://www.cyxxg.com/chaoshan/gzfc/hmz/152221551071.shtml

|archive-date = 2008-12-03

|url-status = dead

}} In December 2011, it was the site of protests where thousands of demonstrators spoke out over plans to expand a coal-fired power plant in the town.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/12/111220_haimen_protest.shtml 广东海门逾万民众抗议反对建电厂] BBC Chinese. Accessed 2011-12-20

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