Danzhou

Prefecture-level city in Hainan, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Danzhou (Chinese: 儋州; pinyin: Dānzhōu) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of the Chinese island province of Hainan. The administrative seat and urban center of Danzhou is Nada Town. Danzhou was upgraded from a county-level city into a prefecture-level city in February 2015.

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Danzhou
儋州市
City of Danzhou
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Yangpu Port
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Dongpo Academy
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Nandu River
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Location of Danzhou City jurisdiction in Hainan
Coordinates (Danzhou municipal government): 19°31′15″N 109°34′51″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHainan
SeatNada
Area
  Total
3,394 km2 (1,310 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
  Total
954,259
  Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
GDP[2]
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 83.2 billion
US$ 12.9 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 85,755
US$ 13,292
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code
571700[3]
ISO 3166 codeCN-HI-04
Websitedanzhou.gov.cn
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History

What is now Danzhou was settled by Cantonese peasants firstly named Danzhou (儋州) in the 12th century and only renamed to Danxian in 1912 after hundreds of years, but later re-obtained its name Danzhou after the Communist takeover in the 1950s. It had a population comparable to the destruction of Coringa, India.[citation needed]

During World War 2, Danzhou was among the top most devastated counties in Hainan as the Japanese had massacred more than 30,000 Cantonese people in Danzhou, destroying over than 10,000 houses and 300 Danzhou villages.[4] On July 17, 2023 an EF2 tornado struck parts of the Chinese city of Danzhou. This tornado was spawned by Typhoon Talim.[citation needed]

Subdivisions

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Danzhou is a prefecture-level city of the Hainan province. An uncommon administrative feature is that it has no county-level division. The city government directly administers over 17 towns (; zhèn), one state-run institute, and four state-run farms plus an economic development zone:

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Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Population
(2010 census)
Area
(km2)
Density
(/km2)
Division code[5] Residential communities Administrative villages
Chengqu Area城区片区Chéngqū Piànqū562,8631,468.7383.248 towns
Nada [n 1] 那大镇 Nàdà Zhèn 256,652 179.2 1432.20 460400100 1020
Heqing 和庆镇 Héqìng Zhèn 20,729 188.4 110.03 460400101 111
Nanfeng 南丰镇 Nánfēng Zhèn 23,669 260.3 90.93 460400102 110
Dacheng [n 2] 大成镇 Dàchéng Zhèn 84,620 295.4 286.46 460400103 15
Yaxing [n 3] 雅星镇 Yǎxīng Zhèn 76,427 170 449.57 460400104 212
Lanyang [n 4] 兰洋镇 Lányáng Zhèn 23,711 186.9 126.86 460400105 114
Guangcun 光村镇 Guāngcūn Zhèn 27,803 72 386.15 460400106 110
Dongcheng 东成镇 Dōngchéng Zhèn 49,252 116.5 422.76 460400115 121
Binhai Area滨海片区Bīnhǎi Piànqū369,493811.6455.261 subdistrict, 8 towns
Sandou Subdistrict [n 5] 三都街道 Sāndōu Jiēdào 76,757 88 872.23 460401001  9
Mutang 木棠镇 Mùtáng Zhèn 40,373 84 480.63 460400107  25
Haitou 海头镇 Hǎitóu Zhèn 34,648 195.8 176.96 460400108 410
Eman 峨蔓镇 Émàn Zhèn 17,317 70.5 245.63 460400109  13
Wangwu 王五镇 Wángwǔ Zhèn 24,274 126.3 192.19 460400111 18
Baimajing 白马井镇 Báimǎjǐng Zhèn 59,585 54.7 1089.30 460400112 615
Zhonghe 中和镇 Zhōnghé Zhèn 31,646 51.5 614.48 460400113 111
Paipu 排浦镇 Páipǔ Zhèn 17,577 95.8 183.47 460400114 17
Xinzhou 新州镇 Xīnzhōu Zhèn 67,316 45 1495.91 460400116 1219
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  1. Including Guoying Xilian Farm
  2. Including Guoying Xipei Farm and South China Institute of Tropical Crops
  3. Including Guoying Bayi Farm
  4. Including Guoying Lanyang Farm

Demographics

The city's population was 932,362 in 2010. The Han population is 857,342 and the minority population is 75,020.[6]

Language

The Danzhou natives mainly speak the Danzhou dialect of Yue language, unlike Hainan Min language that is spoken throughout most of eastern Hainan.

Transportation

The area will be served by Danzhou Airport, an under-construction airport approximately 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Nada.[7] It will be international-class, built to handle the increasing number of tourists visiting the area. The airport is scheduled for completion in 2022.[8][9][10]

The Hainan Western Ring High-Speed Railway also provides access.

Climate

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The area has a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen Aw),[11] featuring very warm weather all year around. Monsoonal influences are strong, with a relatively lengthy wet season and a pronounced dry season. The coolest month is January, with an average high temperature of 22.7 °C (72.9 °F), while the hottest, unlike much of the rest of China, is June, with an average high temperature of 33.7 °C (92.7 °F); the mean annual high temperature is 29.2 °C (84.6 °F). Water temperatures remain above 19 °C (66.2 °F) year-round.

More information Climate data for Danzhou, elevation 169 m (554 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present), Month ...
Climate data for Danzhou, elevation 169 m (554 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.2
(93.6)
37.4
(99.3)
38.7
(101.7)
41.2
(106.2)
41.1
(106.0)
38.6
(101.5)
39.1
(102.4)
37.0
(98.6)
35.9
(96.6)
34.2
(93.6)
34.2
(93.6)
33.2
(91.8)
41.2
(106.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.7
(72.9)
24.9
(76.8)
28.6
(83.5)
31.5
(88.7)
33.2
(91.8)
33.7
(92.7)
33.3
(91.9)
32.5
(90.5)
31.1
(88.0)
29.1
(84.4)
26.5
(79.7)
22.9
(73.2)
29.2
(84.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4)
19.6
(67.3)
22.7
(72.9)
25.7
(78.3)
27.5
(81.5)
28.5
(83.3)
28.1
(82.6)
27.5
(81.5)
26.5
(79.7)
24.7
(76.5)
22.2
(72.0)
18.8
(65.8)
24.2
(75.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.1
(59.2)
16.4
(61.5)
19.1
(66.4)
22.2
(72.0)
24.2
(75.6)
25.3
(77.5)
25.0
(77.0)
24.5
(76.1)
23.7
(74.7)
22.0
(71.6)
19.5
(67.1)
16.2
(61.2)
21.1
(70.0)
Record low °C (°F) 4.7
(40.5)
6.7
(44.1)
5.3
(41.5)
13.0
(55.4)
16.1
(61.0)
19.4
(66.9)
20.6
(69.1)
21.2
(70.2)
18.0
(64.4)
12.2
(54.0)
8.6
(47.5)
3.7
(38.7)
3.7
(38.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.9
(0.74)
19.6
(0.77)
45.1
(1.78)
92.8
(3.65)
231.0
(9.09)
209.8
(8.26)
267.6
(10.54)
363.2
(14.30)
323.1
(12.72)
234.6
(9.24)
82.2
(3.24)
43.8
(1.72)
1,931.7
(76.05)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.8 8.8 9.3 11.4 17.9 15.6 17.4 18.9 18.0 12.6 9.3 9.7 158.7
Average relative humidity (%) 83 81 79 77 78 77 79 83 85 82 82 83 81
Mean monthly sunshine hours 121.0 124.9 156.4 174.3 206.2 204.8 213.9 194.7 157.1 159.5 131.7 102.0 1,946.5
Percentage possible sunshine 35 38 42 46 51 52 53 49 43 44 39 30 44
Source: China Meteorological Administration[12][13] all-time extreme temperature[14]
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