Yazhou, Sanya
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Yazhou
崖州区 | |
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![]() Location of Yazhou in Sanya | |
![]() Sanya in Hainan | |
Coordinates: 18°21′25″N 109°10′19″E / 18.357°N 109.172°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hainan |
Prefecture-level city | Sanya |
Area | |
• Total | 347 km2 (134 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 110,000 |
• Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
Yazhou, Sanya | |||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 崖州区 | ||||||||
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Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 崖縣 (1912–1984) | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 崖县 (1912–1984) | ||||||||
Postal | Ngaihsien | ||||||||
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Second alternative Chinese name | |||||||||
Chinese | 崖州 (until 1912; 1984–2014) | ||||||||
Postal | Ngaichiu | ||||||||
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Yazhou (Chinese: 崖州区; pinyin: Yázhōu Qū) is a county-level district under the jurisdiction of the city of Sanya, Hainan. The district was established on 12 February 2014,[1] and is Sanya's westernmost district.
Former administrative subdivisions
[edit]Yazhou has jurisdiction over the former towns of:
English Name | Simplified | Pinyin | Area | Population | Density |
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Yacheng | 崖城镇 | Yáchéng Zhèn | 383 | 74,779 | 195 |
Nanbin Farm | 国营南滨农场 | Guóyíng Nánbīn Nóngchǎng | N.D. | 14,736 | N.D. |
References
[edit]- ^ 国务院批准三亚撤六乡镇设四区. Sina News. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
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