Yazhou District

District in Hainan, People's Republic of China

Yazhou

崖州区

District

Location of Yazhou in Sanya

Sanya in Hainan

Coordinates: 18°21′25″N 109°10′19″E﻿ / ﻿18.357°N 109.172°E﻿ / 18.357; 109.172
Country| People's Republic of China
Province| Hainan
Prefecture-level city| Sanya
Area

• Total| 347 km2 (134 sq mi)
Population

• Total| 110,000
• Density| 320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+8 (China standard time)
Yazhou District

Simplified Chinese| 崖州区
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Yázhōu Qū
Wade–Giles| Ya2-chou1 Ch'ü1
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese| 崖縣 (1912–1984)
Simplified Chinese| 崖县 (1912–1984)
Postal| Ngaihsien
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Yáxiàn
Wade–Giles| Ya2-hsien4
Second alternative Chinese name
Chinese| 崖州 (until 1912; 1984–2014)
Postal| Ngaichiu
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Yázhōu
Wade–Giles| Ya2-chou1

Yazhou (Chinese: 崖州区; pinyin: Yázhōu Qū) is a county-level district under the jurisdiction of the city of Sanya, Hainan. The district was established on 12 February 2014,[1] and is Sanya's westernmost district.

## Former administrative subdivisions[edit]

Yazhou has jurisdiction over the former towns of:

English Name  | Simplified  | Pinyin  | Area  | Population  | Density

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Yacheng | 崖城镇 | Yáchéng Zhèn  | 383  | 74,779  | 195
Nanbin Farm  | 国营南滨农场 | Guóyíng Nánbīn Nóngchǎng  | N.D.  | 14,736  | N.D.

## References[edit]

1. ^ 国务院批准三亚撤六乡镇设四区. Sina News. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

## External links[edit]

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