Hai'an, Xuwen County

Town in Guangdong, People's Republic of China
Hai'an
海安镇
Hoion
Town
20°16′16″N 110°13′37″E / 20.27111°N 110.22694°E / 20.27111; 110.22694
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityZhanjiang
CountyXuwen
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code0759
Hai'an, Xuwen County
Simplified Chinese海安
Literal meaning"Safe Sea"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHǎi'ān
Bopomofoㄏㄞㄢ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhHaian

Hai'an (Chinese: 海安; pinyin: Hǎi'ān) is a town in Xuwen County, Guangdong province,[1] situated at the southern extremity of the Leizhou Peninsula as well as geographic mainland China, facing Haikou on Hainan Island, 29 km (18 mi) away, directly across the Qiongzhou Strait. It is also the southern terminus of China National Highway 207. As of 2011[update], it has 2 residential communities (社区) and 5 villages under its administration.[2]

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References

  1. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:徐闻县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  2. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:海安镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on November 28, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-19.