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This article is about the modern city. For the peninsula, see Leizhou Peninsula. For the historical prefecture, see Lei Prefecture.
Leizhou
雷州市
County-level city
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityZhanjiang
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Leizhou
Chinese雷州
PostalLeichow
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLéizhōu
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingleoi4 zau1
Southern Min
Leizhou RomanizationLui-tsiú

Leizhou (Chinese: 雷州) is a county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of Zhanjiang prefecture-level city.

The city was formerly known as Haikang County (postal: Hoihong); it was upgraded into a city in 1994.

Geography

Leizhou is located at the extreme southwestern end of Guangdong and lies on the Leizhou Peninsula.

Transportation

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