Qionghai
County-level and Sub-prefectural city in Hainan, People's Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Qionghai is one of the seven county-level cities of Hainan province, China. Although called a "city", Qionghai refers to a large land area in Hainan - an area which was once a county. Within this area is the main city, Qionghai City. It is located in the east of the island at the mouth of the Wanquan River, 86 kilometres (53 mi) from the provincial capital of Haikou. It has an area of 1,692 square kilometres (653 sq mi) and in 2010, it had a population of 483,217 people.
Qionghai
琼海市 | |
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Coordinates: 19°14′35″N 110°27′51″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hainan |
Township-level divisions | 12 towns |
Municipal seat | Jiaji (嘉积镇) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,692 km2 (653 sq mi) |
Elevation | 22 m (73 ft) |
Population (2010) | 483,217 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 571400 |
Area code | 0898 |
Licence plates | 琼C |
Website | qionghai |
The seat of government is at Jiaji (simplified Chinese: 嘉积镇; traditional Chinese: 嘉積鎮; pinyin: Jiājī Zhèn), locally referred to as Kachek city. Bo'ao, seat of the Boao Forum for Asia, belongs to Qionghai.[1]: 101
The former counties of Qiongdong (postal: Kiungtung) and Lehui (樂㑹, postal: Lokwei) are now part of Qionghai City.