Baocheng, Hainan

Baocheng (simplified Chinese: 保城镇; traditional Chinese: 保城鎮; pinyin: Bǎochéng Zhèn) is a town in southern Hainan, China, to the north of Sanya. It is the county seat of Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County. The Baocheng River flows through the town. The area is home to the Baocheng people, who belong to the Qi people of the Li ethnic group.^[1] The town spans an area of 178 square kilometres (69 sq mi), and has a population of 37,492, per a 2020 government publication.^[2]

Baocheng 保城
Town
Baocheng Location in Hainan
Coordinates: 18°38′35″N 109°41′58″E
Country	China
Province	Hainan
Autonomous county	Baoting
Area
• Total	178 km2 (69 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	37,492
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Geography

Baocheng is located in the northeast of Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County, 39 kilometres (24 mi) from Wuzhishan, and 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Sanya.^[2] About 63,000 mu of the town's area is forested, and 15,727 mu is arable.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Baocheng administers three residential communities (Chinese: 社区; pinyin: shèqū) and eight administrative villages (Chinese: 行政村; pinyin: xíngzhèng cūn).^[3]

Residential communities

Baocheng administers the following three residential communities:^[3]

• Chengbei Community (Chinese: 城北社区)
• Chengnan Community (Chinese: 城南社区)
• Rezuo Community (Chinese: 热作社区)

Villages

Baocheng administers the following eight administrative villages:^[3]

• Chaokang Village (Chinese: 抄抗村)
• Fanwen Village (Chinese: 番文村)
• Shihao Village (Chinese: 什好村)
• Maojie Village (Chinese: 毛介村)
• Shipin Village (Chinese: 什聘村)
• Xipo Village (Chinese: 西坡村)
• Chuntian Village (Chinese: 春天村)
• Shidong Village (Chinese: 石硐村)

Demographics

As of 2020, the town's population is 37,492, comprising 13,128 households.^[2] Of this, 22,383 people (59.70%) are ethnically Li, and 1,430 (3.81%) are ethnically Miao.^[2]

References

1. Olson, James Stuart (1 January 1998). An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of China. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-313-28853-1.
2. 保城镇 [Baocheng]. baoting.hainan.gov.cn (in Chinese). Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County People's Government. 2020-04-27. Archived from the original on 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
3. 2021年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码（保城镇） [2021 Statistical Division Codes and Urban-Rural Division Codes (Baocheng)] (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2022-02-26.