汕(shan)頭市位于廣東(dong)(dong)省東(dong)(dong)部。1950年(nian)成(cheng)立(li)市人民政(zheng)府(fu),并由省政(zheng)府(fu)直接(jie)管理,1983年(nian)汕(shan)頭地(di)(di)市合并為(wei)地(di)(di)級市。汕(shan)頭是(shi)中(zhong)國首批四大經濟(ji)特區(qu)之一、世界潮(chao)人大都會、全國著名僑鄉,地(di)(di)處環珠(zhu)三角地(di)(di)區(qu)和海西經濟(ji)區(qu)交匯處,歷來是(shi)粵東(dong)(dong)、贛東(dong)(dong)南、閩西南的交通樞(shu)紐、貨物進出(chu)口(kou)岸和商品集散地(di)(di),也是(shi)東(dong)(dong)南沿海現(xian)代化港口(kou)城市、粵東(dong)(dong)地(di)(di)區(qu)中(zhong)心城市。