Haikou
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Hǎikǒu (Cheenese: 海口), is the caipital an maist populous ceety o Hainan province, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae. It is situatit on the northren coast o Hainan, bi the mooth o the Nandu River. The northren pairt o the ceety is the destrict o Haidian Island, which is separatit frae the main pairt o Haikou bi the Haidian River, a branch o the Nandu.
Haikou 海口 | |
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Prefectur-level ceety | |
海口市 | |
Eik-name(s): Coconut Ceety (椰子市) | |
Location o Haikou Ceety jurisdiction in Hainan | |
Coordinates: 20°02′34″N 110°20′30″E | |
Kintra | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
Province | Hainan |
Govrenment | |
• CPC Municipal Pairty Secretary | Chen Ci (陈辞) |
• Mayor | Ji Wenlin (冀文林) |
Area | |
• Prefectur-level ceety | 2237 km2 (864 sq mi) |
• Urban | 2237 km2 (864 sq mi) |
• Metro | 2280 km2 (880 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | |
• Prefectur-level ceety | 2,046,189 |
• Density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,046,189 |
• Urban density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,046,189 |
• Metro density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart) |
Postal code | 570000 |
Area code(s) | 898 |
Website | http://www.haikou.gov.cn/ |
Haikou | |||||||||||||||
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Cheenese | 海口 | ||||||||||||||
Leeteral meanin | Mooth o the sea | ||||||||||||||
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Admeenistratively, Haikou is a prefectur-level ceety, comprisin fower destricts, an coverin 2,280 square kilometre (880 sq mi). Thare are 2,046,189 indwallers in the built up area aw livin within the 4 urban destricts o the ceety.
Haikou wis oreeginally a port ceety. The day, mair nor hauf o the island's tot trade still gangs through its ports. The ceety is home tae Hainan Varsity, which haes its main campus on Haidian Island.