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Changjiang
昌江县 Ch'ang-chiang, Cheongkong | |
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| 昌江黎族自治县 Changjiang Li Autonomous County | |
  Changjiang Location in Hainan | |
| Coordinates: 19°21′58″N 109°2′32″E / 19.36611°N 109.04222°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hainan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,617 km2 (624 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 225,131 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
Changjiang Li Autonomous County (formerly known by its Cantonese romanization name Cheongkong) is an autonomous county in Hainan, China. It is one of six counties of Hainan. Its postal code is 572700, and in 1999 its population was 225,131 people, largely made up of the Li people.
The county seat is in Shilu Town. Shilu is known for a major iron ore deposit (the Shilu Iron Ore Mine, 石碌铁矿), which has been worked since the Japanese occupation of the island in the early 1940s.[1]
- ^ Vogel, Ezra F. (1990), One Step Ahead in China: Guandong Under Reform, Harvard University Press, p. 277, ISBN 0674639111