Haikou

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Hǎikǒu Shì
海口 市
Haikou
Haikou2008.jpg
Haikou skyline
Haikou (China)
Haikou
Haikou
Coordinates 20 ° 3 '  N , 110 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 20 ° 3 '  N , 110 ° 21'  E
Location Haikous in Hainan, China
Location Haikous in Hainan, China
Basic data
Country People's Republic of China
region South china
province Hainan
ISO 3166-2 CN-HI
status District-free city
structure four boroughs
height 222 m
surface 2237 km²
Residents 2,046,189 (2010)
density 914.7  Ew. / km²
Post Code 570000
Telephone code (+86) 898
Time zone China Standard Time (CST)
UTC +8
License Plate 琼 A
Website www.haikou.gov.cn
politics
mayor Ji Wenlin
Location of Haikou in Hainan
Street scene in Haikou

Haikou - formerly also written Hoihow - ( Chinese  海口 市 , Pinyin Hǎikǒu shì ) is a district-free city in the north of the Hainan Province in the People's Republic of China and is also its capital and economic center. The administrative area of ​​the city has an area of ​​2,305 km² and at the end of 2004 about 1.71 million inhabitants (resident population, of which with main residence: 1.43 million). The city is located on the largest island of Hainan Dao in the multi- island Hainan Province.

Administrative structure

At the county level, Haikou is made up of four boroughs . These are:

Map of Haikou wards
Borough Area
km² 		Most densely
's population
(2002)		 Most densely
's population
(2010)		 density
Longhua龙华 区 275 404,000 593.018 2156
Xiuying秀英 区 512 290,000 349,544 683
Qiongshan琼山 区 940 360,000 479.960 511
Meilan美兰 区 553 510,000 623,667 1128
Haikou 海口 市 2280 1,564,000 2,046,189 897

Ethnic breakdown of the population of Haikou (2000)

The 2000 census counted 830,192 residents in Haikou.

Name of the people Residents proportion of
Han 809.498 97.51%
Li 8,759 1.06%
Zhuang 6,095 0.73%
Manchu 846 0.1%
Hui 818 0.1%
Miao 815 0.1%
Tujia 710 0.08%
Yao 553 0.07%
Mongols 501 0.06%
Dong 313 0.04%
Bouyei 270 0.03%
Korean 245 0.03%
Uighurs 146 0.02%
Yi 129 0.02%
Others 494 0.05%

economy

Haikou has developed into a modern industrial city in recent years, attracting many people from other Chinese provinces. Old China can only be seen in the old town, the rest of the inner city area is dominated by high-rise buildings.

history

The city's history goes back to the Han Dynasty more than 2000 years ago. In the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty , Haikou was the main link between Hainan and the mainland. In 1988 the city was declared the capital of Hainan. As a result, Haikou has developed from a small border town to a modern city.

Sports & Freetime

The Ironman China has been held here every year in March since 2008 - a triathlon competition over the long distance (3.86 km swimming, 180.2 km cycling and 42.195 km running). The World Open snooker tournament , a world ranking tournament, has been held here since 2012.

climate

Haikou is in the tropical zone . There is an oceanic tropical monsoon climate . The average temperature in January is 17.2 ° C and in July 28.4 ° C.

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Haikou
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 20.7 21.4 24.0 27.8 32.1 32.8 32.6 31.1 30.8 28.2 25.2 21.1 O 27.3
Min. Temperature (° C) 15.1 15.6 18.2 22.2 25.2 24.4 25.2 26.2 24.7 21.8 20.3 17.8 O 21.4
Precipitation ( mm ) 26th 38 51 95 189 243 189 233 337 144 105 39 Σ 1,689
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 4.4 4.1 4.8 6.5 8.0 7.4 8.5 7.3 6.6 6.8 5.8 4.7 O 6.3
Rainy days ( d ) 4th 6th 6th 8th 12 11 10 12 13 10 5 3 Σ 100
Humidity ( % ) 85 87 86 85 83 84 82 85 85 83 81 82 O 84
T
e
m
p
e
r
a
t
u
r
20.7
15.1
21.4
15.6
24.0
18.2
27.8
22.2
32.1
25.2
32.8
24.4
32.6
25.2
31.1
26.2
30.8
24.7
28.2
21.8
25.2
20.3
21.1
17.8
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
N
i
e
d
e
r
s
c
h
l
a
g 		26th
38
51
95
189
243
189
233
337
144
105
39
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: wetterkontor.de

Town twinning

Haikou maintains the following twenty cities partnerships :

city country since
Alhambra Seal of Alhambra, California.png United StatesUnited States California, United States 1994
Cancun Coat of arms of Benito Juarez, Quintana Roo, svg MexicoMexico Quintana Roo, Mexico 2010
Cannes Blason ville for Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes) .svg FranceFrance Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France 1997
Khabarovsk Coat of Arms of Khabarovsk.png RussiaRussia Russia 2011
Darwin Darwin COA.png AustraliaAustralia Northern Territory, Australia 1990
Dubrovnik Dubrovnik grb grada.svg CroatiaCroatia Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia 2013
DuPont United StatesUnited States Washington, United States 2010
Gdynia POL Gdynia COA.svg PolandPoland Pomerania, Poland 2006
Ilha do Sal Cape VerdeCape Verde Barlavento, Cape Verde 2009
Yalta COA Yalta, Krym.svg RussiaRussia/ Autonomous Republic of CrimeaUkraineUkraine  2004
Kuusamo Kuusamo.vaakuna.svg FinlandFinland Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland 2006
Lakewood United StatesUnited States Washington, United States 2006
Lapu-Lapu PhilippinesPhilippines Cebu, Philippines 1997
Lombok Utara Lambang Kabupaten Lombok Utara.png IndonesiaIndonesia Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia 2017
Maui United StatesUnited States Hawaii, United States 2007
Oklahoma City OKC Seal.png United StatesUnited States Oklahoma, United States 1992
Perth Seal of Perth Charterhouse.jpg United KingdomUnited Kingdom Scotland, United Kingdom 1992
Rangoon MyanmarMyanmar Myanmar 2017
Saint-Nazaire Blason ville for Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique) v2.svg FranceFrance Pays de la Loire, France 1992
Zanzibar TanzaniaTanzania Unguja, Tanzania 1997
Seogwipo Korea SouthSouth Korea Jeju, South Korea 1999
Victoria SeychellesSeychelles Mahé, Seychelles 2007
Vladimir Vladimir city.png RussiaRussia Russia

See also

Web links

Commons : Haikou  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cities - Foreign affairs office of Hainan province. Retrieved January 19, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Vladimir: Sister Cities