| Administration Type | Sub-provincial city |
| Area | 1,565 km² (300 km² water) |
| Population | 1.37 million (2002) |
| GDP | ¥38,567 (ca. US$4,660) per capita (2003), ranked 9th in China |
| Major Nationalities | Han |
| County-level divisions | 6 |
| Township-level divisions | Unknown |
| Area Code | 592 |
Xiamen is also known as Amoy internationally, especially in older records. In the Amoy vernacular, the city name is Ē-mn̂g (using the POJ romanization). The toponym literally means "The Gate of the Grand Mansion". Xiamen is famous for being the ancestral home to overseas Chinese and Taiwan compatriots as well as one of the earliest special economic zones in China. It covers an area of 1,565 km² with a local population of 2.01 million.

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