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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 | |
|---|---|
  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) |
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]
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]
Villages
Baocheng administers the following eight administrative villages:[3]
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]
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