Hainan

Hainan Province 海南省
Province
Name transcription(s)
• Cheenese	海南省 (Hǎinán Shěng)
• Abbreviation	simplifeed Cheenese: 琼; traditeeonal Cheenese: 瓊 (pinyin: Qióng, POJ: khêng, Jyutping: king4)
•	Min Nan POJ: Hái-lâm-séng Cantonese Jyutping: Hoi² Naam1 Saang²
Map shawin the location o Hainan Province
Named for	海 hǎi – sea 南 nán – south "South of the Sea [Qiongzhou Strait]"
Caipital (an lairgest ceety)	Haikou
Divisions	2 prefecturs, 20 coonties, 218 tounships
Govrenment
• Secretar	Wei Liucheng
• Govrenor	Jiang Dingzhi (蒋定之)
Area
• Total	33920 km2 (13,100 sq mi)
Area rank	28t
Population  (2010)
• Total	8,671,518
• Rank	28t
• Density	260/km2 (660/sq mi)
• Density rank	17t
Demographics
• Ethnic composeetion	Han – 82.6% Li – 15.84% Miao – 0.82% Zhuang – 0.67%
• Leids an dialects	Hainanese, Yue, Hlai
ISO 3166 code	CN-46
GDP (2011)	CNY 251.5 billion US$ 39.9 billion (28t)
• per capita	CNY 23,831 US$ 3,520 (23rd)
HDI (2008)	0.784 (medium) (17t)
Website	http://www.hi.gov.cn (Simplifeed Cheenese)

Hainan

Native name: 海南岛
Geografie
Location	East Asie
Aurie	33,210 km2 (12,820 sq mi)
Aurie rank	42nt
Heichest elevation	1,840 m (6,040 ft)
Heichest point	Wuzhi Muntain
Admeenistration
Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
Province	Hainan
Lairgest settlement	Haikou (pop. 2,046,189)
Demografics
Population	approx. 8,180,000
Ethnic groups	Han, Li, Miao, Zhuang

Hainan (Cheenese: 海南; pinyin: Hǎinán ; Jyutping: Hoi² Naam⁴; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hái-lâm; leeterally: "South of the Sea [Qiongzhou Strait]") is the smawest province o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (PRC). The name "Hainan" refers tae Hainan Island (海南岛, Hǎinán Dǎo) an aw, the main island o the province. Hainan is locatit in the Sooth Cheenae Sea, separatit frae Guangdong's Leizhou Peninsulae tae the north bi the shallae an narrae Qiongzhou Strait.

Further readin

• D'Arcy Brown, Liam (2003). Green Dragon, Sombre Warrior: travels to China's extremes. London: John Murray. ISBN 0-7195-6038-1

Freemit airtins

• Hainan Govrenment Wabsteid Archived 2013-08-08 at the Wayback Machine