Qiongshan, Haikou
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Qiongshan
琼山区 | |
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  Qiongshan Location in China | |
| Coordinates: 20°0′18″N 110°21′29″E / 20.00500°N 110.35806°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hainan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 360 sq mi (940 km2) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 360,000 |
| • Density | 990/sq mi (380/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Qiongshan | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 瓊山 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 琼山 | ||||||||
| Postal | Kiungshan | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Jade Mountain | ||||||||
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| Qiongzhou | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 瓊州 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 琼州 | ||||||||
| Postal | Kiungchow | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Jade Prefecture | ||||||||
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Qiongshan District, formerly romanized as Kiungshan, is an urban district of Haikou, the capital of Hainan Province in the People's Republic of China.
History
As Qiongzhou, formerly romanized as Kiungchow,[a] the district was formerly a separate city which served as the center of Chinese administration on Hainan Island when it formed a part of Guangdong Province.[1]
Geography
Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve is located in the district and has an area of 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres). It includes six rivers, an irregular coastline, and a number of bays and tidewater gullies. The mangrove forest on the south coast provides a habitat for birds and other wildlife.[2]
Demographics
Mandarin is the official language of administration and education, but locals also speak the Qiongshan dialect of Lingao.
Education
Qiongzhou University is located in this district.
Notable residents
Hai Rui, Ming official and namesake of Hai Rui Park, was from Qiongshan. Chen Yuyi, chairman of the CPPCC Hainan Provincial Committee, was born in Qiongshan in 1936.
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed. (1878), Vol. V, "China".
- ^ "Dongzhai Port Nature Reserve". UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
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