Haikou

Haikou
海口市
Hoihow
City of Haikou
Top: Panoramic view of Haikou from Xixiu Beach, Middle from left: A facade building in Zhongshan Road in Qiongshan District, Hainan Performance of Art Center, Haikou Century Bridge and Nandu River, Bottom: Haikou People's Park in Lonhua District
Top: Panoramic view of Haikou from Xixiu Beach, Middle from left: A facade building in Zhongshan Road in Qiongshan District, Hainan Performance of Art Center, Haikou Century Bridge and Nandu River, Bottom: Haikou People's Park in Lonhua District
Nickname: 
Coconut City (椰城)
Map
Location of Haikou City jurisdiction in Hainan
Location of Haikou City jurisdiction in Hainan
Haikou is located in Hainan
Haikou
Haikou
Location of the city centre in Hainan
Coordinates (Hainan People's Government): 20°01′07″N 110°20′56″E / 20.0186°N 110.3488°E / 20.0186; 110.3488
CountryChina
ProvinceHainan
Government
 • TypePrefecture-level city
 • BodyHaikou Municipal People's Congress
 • CCP SecretaryLuo Zengbin
 • Congress ChairmanHan Yingwei
 • MayorDing Hui
 • CPPCC ChairmanGuo Yanhong
Area
2,237 km2 (864 sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2018)[1]
427 km2 (165 sq mi)
 • Metro
2,280 km2 (880 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[2]
3,001,600
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2018)[3]
2,250,000
 • Urban density5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,046,189
 • Metro density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
GDP[4]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 235.8 billion
US$ 33.4 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 80,837
US$ 11,408
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
570000
Area code898
ISO 3166 codeCN-HI-01
Websitehaikou.gov.cn
Haikou
"Haikou", as written in Chinese
Chinese海口
PostalHoihow
Literal meaningMouth of the sea
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHǎikǒu
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinghoi2hau2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJHái-kháu
Hainanese RomanizationHái-khāu

Haikou[a] is the capital and most populous city of the Chinese province of Hainan.[6] Haikou city is situated on the northern coast of Hainan, by the mouth of the Nandu River. The northern part of the city is on the Haidian Island, which is separated from the main part of Haikou by the Haidian River, a branch of the Nandu. Administratively, Haikou is a prefecture-level city, comprising four districts, and covering 2,280 square kilometres (880 sq mi). There are 2,046,189 inhabitants in the built-up area, all living within the four urban districts of the city.[7]

Haikou was originally a port city, serving as the port for Qiongshan. During the Chinese Civil War, Haikou was one of the last Nationalist strongholds to be taken by the Communists — with the Battle of Hainan Island in 1950. Currently, more than half of the island's total trade still goes through Haikou's ports. The Temple of the Five Lords is located to the southeast of the city.

The city is home to Hainan University, a comprehensive research university under the Project 211 and the Double First Class University Plan in certain disciplines,[8] which has its main campus on Haidian Island.

  1. ^ Cox, W (2018). Demographia World Urban Areas. 14th Annual Edition (PDF). St. Louis: Demographia. p. 22.
  2. ^ 海南省统计局 海南省第七次全国人口普查领导小组办公室. "海南省第七次全国人口普查公报(第二号)". 海南省统计局. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  3. ^ Cox, W (2018). Demographia World Urban Areas. 14th Annual Edition (PDF). St. Louis: Demographia. p. 22.
  4. ^ 海南省统计局、国家统计局海南调查总队 (November 2022). 《海南统计年鉴-2022》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7838-4. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  5. ^ "Haikou". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "Illuminating China's Provinces, Municipalities and Autonomous Regions". PRC Central Government Official Website. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  7. ^ 海口市2010第六次人口普查主要数据公报. Haikou People's Government (in Chinese). Haikou Municipal Bureau of Statistics. 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  8. ^ 教育部 财政部 国家发展改革委 关于公布世界一流大学和一流学科建设高校及建设 学科名单的通知 [Notice from the Ministry of Education and other national governmental departments announcing the list of double first class universities and disciplines] (in Chinese). Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.


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