Qionghai

Qionghai
琼海市
County-level & Sub-prefectural city

Map showing entire Qionghai area within Hainan province
Coordinates: 19°14′35″N 110°27′51″E / 19.24306°N 110.46417°E / 19.24306; 110.46417
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(s) 0898
Licence plates 琼C
Website http://www.qionghai.gov.cn/

Qionghai (simplified Chinese: 琼海; traditional Chinese: 瓊海; pinyin: Qiónghǎi) 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.

The seat of government is at Jiaji (simplified Chinese: 嘉积镇; traditional Chinese: 嘉積鎮; pinyin: Jiājī Zhèn), often now referred to simply as Qionghai. Bo'ao, seat of the Boao Forum for Asia, belongs to Qionghai City.

The former counties of Qiongdong (postal: Kiungtung) and Lehui (postal: Lokwei) are now part of Qiongdong City.

Climate

Qionghai has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am).[1] Monsoonal influences are strong, with a relatively lengthy wet season and a pronounced dry season (January to March). Rainfall is heaviest and most frequent from August to October, when typhoons may strike, and is otherwise still common throughout the year, averaging an annual total of 2,000 mm (79 in); there are 9.3 days with 50 mm (1.97 in) or more of rain. Humidity is consistently very high, with an average relative humidity of 85.8%. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 31% in February to 62% in July, the city receives 2,037 hours of bright sunshine annually; the city receives about only a third of possible sunshine from December thru February, while May thru July is the sunniest time of year.


Administrative divisions

Qionghai is divided into 12 towns:[2]

  • Jiaji (嘉积镇)
  • Wanquan (万泉镇)
  • Shibi (石壁镇)
  • Zhongyuan (中原镇)
  • Bo'ao (博鳌镇)
  • Yangjiang (阳江镇)
  • Longjiang (龙江镇)
  • Tanmen (潭门镇)
  • Tayang (塔洋镇)
  • Changpo (长坡镇)
  • Dalu (大路镇)
  • Huishan (会山镇)

Other

Qionghai Police Station

Qionghai is historically associated with the Red Detachment of Women, an all-female company of the Chinese Red Army who survived Nationalist persecution. A novel based on their story has been made into a ballet (The Red Detachment of Women) and two films.

The most famous dish of Qionghai is Jiaji Duck, originally introduced to Qionghai by locals who returned from living in Southeast Asia.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Peel, M. C. and Finlayson, B. L. and McMahon, T. A. (2007). Updated Asian Map of the Köppen climate classification system. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633-1644.
  2. ↑ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：琼海市 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
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