Haiyong

Haiyong
海永镇
Coordinates: 31°47′20″N 121°25′35″E / 31.78889°N 121.42639°E / 31.78889; 121.42639
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangsu
PrefectureNantong
CountyHaimen
Area
 • Total12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total5,004
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Websitewww.haiyong.gov.cn
Haiyong
Traditional Chinese海永
Simplified Chinese海永
Literal meaningSea Yong[longsha] Township
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHǎiyǒng Zhèn
Yonglongsha Farm
Traditional Chinese永隆沙良種場
Simplified Chinese永隆沙良种场
Literal meaningYonglongsha Improved Variety Fields
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYǒnglóngshā Liángzhǒngcháng
Haiyong
Shanghai in Jiangsu
Traditional Chinese江蘇上海
Simplified Chinese江苏上海
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJiāngsū de Shànghǎi
Haimen on Chongming
Traditional Chinese海門崇明
Simplified Chinese海门崇明
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHǎimén de Chóngmíng

Haiyong (Chinese: 海永镇; pinyin: Hǎiyǒng Zhèn) is a town of Haimen District in Nantong, Jiangsu, China. Together with neighboring Qilong, it forms a pene-enclave of the province on Chongming Island, most of which belongs to the province-level municipality of Shanghai. Haiyong presently covers about 12.5 square kilometers (5 sq mi)[1] and had a population of 5,004 during the year 2000 census.

  1. ^ "海永简介 [Hǎiyǒng Jiǎnjiè, "Haiyong Summary"]" (in Chinese). Haiyong People's Government. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.