Wanning

Wanning
万宁市
Wancheng Town, the seat of Wanning
Wancheng Town, the seat of Wanning
Map showing entire Qionghai area within Hainan province
Map showing entire Qionghai area within Hainan province
Coordinates: 18°47′0″N 110°23′0″E / 18.78333°N 110.38333°E / 18.78333; 110.38333
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHainan
Area
 • Total4,443 km2 (1,715 sq mi)
 • Land1,883.5 km2 (727.2 sq mi)
 • Water2,550 km2 (980 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total545,597
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)
Wanning
Traditional Chinese萬寧
Simplified Chinese万宁
PostalManning
Literal meaningUncountably Long Peace
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWànníng
Wade–GilesWan-ning
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingMaan⁶-ning⁴
Wanning (1962)

Wanning, or in local Hainanese dialect as Ban Ning, is a county-level city in the southeast of Hainan Province, China. Although called a "city", Wanning refers to both the county seat and to the entire county as a whole. The county-wide area has an estimated population of 65,871 (2006).