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Danzhou

For the historical prefecture in modern Shaanxi, see Danzhou (modern Shaanxi).
Not to be confused with Dazhou.

Danzhou
儋州市
Prefecture-level city
City of Danzhou
Yangpu Port
Dongpo Academy
Nandu River
Location of Danzhou City jurisdiction in Hainan
Location of Danzhou City jurisdiction in Hainan
Coordinates (Danzhou municipal government): 19°31′15″N 109°34′51″E / 19.5209°N 109.5808°E / 19.5209; 109.5808
CountryChina
ProvinceHainan
SeatNada
Government
 • Party SecretaryZou Guang [zh]
 • Congress Standing Committee ChairmanVacant
 • MayorChen Yang
 • People's Political Consultative Conference ChairmanJiang Mingqing
Area
 • Total
3,394 km2 (1,310 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
954,259
 • Density281.2/km2 (728.2/sq mi)
GDP[2]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 83.2 billion
US$ 12.9 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 85,755
US$ 13,292
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Postal code
571700[3]
ISO 3166 codeCN-HI-04
Websitedanzhou.gov.cn

Danzhou (Chinese: 儋州; pinyin: Dānzhōu) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of the Chinese island province of Hainan. The administrative seat and urban center of Danzhou is Nada Town. Danzhou was upgraded from a county-level city into a prefecture-level city in February 2015.

History

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What is now Danzhou was settled by Cantonese peasants firstly named Danzhou (儋州) in the 12th century and only renamed to Danxian in 1912 after hundreds of years, but later re-obtained its name Danzhou after the Communist takeover in the 1950s.[citation needed]

During World War II, Danzhou was among the top most devastated counties in Hainan as the Japanese had massacred more than 30,000 Cantonese people in Danzhou, destroying over than 10,000 houses and 300 Danzhou villages.[4]

Politics and governance

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Incumbent leadership

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Party Secretary: Zou Guang [zh] (邹广), assumed office May 2023[5]

Congress Standing Committee Chairman: Vacant since May 30, 2025[6]

Mayor: Chen Yang (陈阳), assumed office July 28, 2023[7][8]

People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman: Jiang Mingqing (蒋明清), assumed office January 8, 2023.[9]

Danzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau

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The Danzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau (儋州市公安局) is the municipal law enforcement agency of Danzhou. In 2024, it had a budget of 501.9 million RMB, and operated 177 police vehicles.[10]

Subdivisions

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Danzhou is a prefecture-level city of the Hainan province. An uncommon administrative feature is that it has no county-level division. The city government directly administers over 17 towns (镇; zhèn), one state-run institute, and four state-run farms plus an economic development zone:

Map
Name[11] Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Population
(2010 census) 		Area
(km2) 		Density
(/km2) 		Division code[12] Residential communities Administrative villages
Chengqu Area 城区片区 Chéngqū Piànqū 562,863 1,468.7 383.24 — 8 towns
Nada [n 1] 那大镇 Nàdà Zhèn 256,652 179.2 1432.20 460400100 10 20
Heqing 和庆镇 Héqìng Zhèn 20,729 188.4 110.03 460400101 1 11
Nanfeng [zh] 南丰镇 Nánfēng Zhèn 23,669 260.3 90.93 460400102 1 10
Dacheng [zh] [n 2] 大成镇 Dàchéng Zhèn 84,620 295.4 286.46 460400103 1 5
Yaxing [zh] [n 3] 雅星镇 Yǎxīng Zhèn 76,427 170 449.57 460400104 2 12
Lanyang [zh] [n 4] 兰洋镇 Lányáng Zhèn 23,711 186.9 126.86 460400105 1 14
Guangcun [zh] 光村镇 Guāngcūn Zhèn 27,803 72 386.15 460400106 1 10
Dongcheng [zh] 东成镇 Dōngchéng Zhèn 49,252 116.5 422.76 460400115 1 21
Binhai Area 滨海片区 Bīnhǎi Piànqū 369,493 811.6 455.26 — 1 subdistrict, 8 towns
Sandu Administrative Zone [zh] [n 5][13] 三都区 Sān dū qū 76,757 88 872.23 460401001   9
Mutang [zh] 木棠镇 Mùtáng Zhèn 40,373 84 480.63 460400107   25
Haitou [zh] 海头镇 Hǎitóu Zhèn 34,648 195.8 176.96 460400108 4 10
Eman [zh] 峨蔓镇 Émàn Zhèn 17,317 70.5 245.63 460400109   13
Wangwu [zh] 王五镇 Wángwǔ Zhèn 24,274 126.3 192.19 460400111 1 8
Baimajing 白马井镇 Báimǎjǐng Zhèn 59,585 54.7 1089.30 460400112 6 15
Zhonghe 中和镇 Zhōnghé Zhèn 31,646 51.5 614.48 460400113 1 11
Paipu [zh] 排浦镇 Páipǔ Zhèn 17,577 95.8 183.47 460400114 1 7
Xinzhou [zh] 新州镇 Xīnzhōu Zhèn 67,316 45 1495.91 460400116 12 19
  1. ^ Including Guoying Xilian Farm
  2. ^ Including Guoying Xipei Farm and South China Institute of Tropical Crops
  3. ^ Including Guoying Bayi Farm
  4. ^ Including Guoying Lanyang Farm
  5. ^ Including Yangpu Economic Development Zone

Demographics

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The city's population was 932,362 in 2010. The Han population is 857,342 and the minority population is 75,020.[14]

Language

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The Danzhou natives mainly speak the Danzhou dialect of Yue language, unlike Hainan Min language that is spoken throughout most of eastern Hainan.

Transportation

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The area will be served by Danzhou Airport, an under-construction airport approximately 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Nada.[15] It will be international-class, built to handle the increasing number of tourists visiting the area. The airport is scheduled for completion in 2022.[16][17][18]

The Hainan Western Ring High-Speed Railway also provides access.

National priority protected sites

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Climate

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The area has a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen Aw),[22] featuring very warm weather all year around. Monsoonal influences are strong, with a relatively lengthy wet season and a pronounced dry season. The coolest month is January, with an average high temperature of 22.7 °C (72.9 °F), while the hottest, unlike much of the rest of China, is June, with an average high temperature of 33.7 °C (92.7 °F); the mean annual high temperature is 29.2 °C (84.6 °F). Water temperatures remain above 19 °C (66.2 °F) year-round.

Climate data for Danzhou, elevation 169 m (554 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 34.2
(93.6) 		37.4
(99.3) 		38.7
(101.7) 		41.2
(106.2) 		41.1
(106.0) 		38.6
(101.5) 		39.1
(102.4) 		37.0
(98.6) 		35.9
(96.6) 		34.2
(93.6) 		34.2
(93.6) 		33.2
(91.8) 		41.2
(106.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.7
(72.9) 		24.9
(76.8) 		28.6
(83.5) 		31.5
(88.7) 		33.2
(91.8) 		33.7
(92.7) 		33.3
(91.9) 		32.5
(90.5) 		31.1
(88.0) 		29.1
(84.4) 		26.5
(79.7) 		22.9
(73.2) 		29.2
(84.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4) 		19.6
(67.3) 		22.7
(72.9) 		25.7
(78.3) 		27.5
(81.5) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.1
(82.6) 		27.5
(81.5) 		26.5
(79.7) 		24.7
(76.5) 		22.2
(72.0) 		18.8
(65.8) 		24.2
(75.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.1
(59.2) 		16.4
(61.5) 		19.1
(66.4) 		22.2
(72.0) 		24.2
(75.6) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.5
(76.1) 		23.7
(74.7) 		22.0
(71.6) 		19.5
(67.1) 		16.2
(61.2) 		21.1
(70.0)
Record low °C (°F) 4.7
(40.5) 		6.7
(44.1) 		5.3
(41.5) 		13.0
(55.4) 		16.1
(61.0) 		19.4
(66.9) 		20.6
(69.1) 		21.2
(70.2) 		18.0
(64.4) 		12.2
(54.0) 		8.6
(47.5) 		3.7
(38.7) 		3.7
(38.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 18.9
(0.74) 		19.6
(0.77) 		45.1
(1.78) 		92.8
(3.65) 		231.0
(9.09) 		209.8
(8.26) 		267.6
(10.54) 		363.2
(14.30) 		323.1
(12.72) 		234.6
(9.24) 		82.2
(3.24) 		43.8
(1.72) 		1,931.7
(76.05)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.8 8.8 9.3 11.4 17.9 15.6 17.4 18.9 18.0 12.6 9.3 9.7 158.7
Average relative humidity (%) 83 81 79 77 78 77 79 83 85 82 82 83 81
Mean monthly sunshine hours 121.0 124.9 156.4 174.3 206.2 204.8 213.9 194.7 157.1 159.5 131.7 102.0 1,946.5
Percentage possible sunshine 35 38 42 46 51 52 53 49 43 44 39 30 44
Source: China Meteorological Administration[23][24] all-time extreme temperature[25]

See also

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