Sanya (Hainan)
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Sanya ( Chinese 三亞 市 / 三亚 市 , Pinyin Sānyà shì ) is a Chinese prefecture-level city in Hainan Province . The city is located in the south of the island. Its administrative area has an area of 1,919 km² and a population of 685,408 ( 2010/2011 census ).
Sanya is known for its tropical climate and wide sandy beaches and has continuously become a popular destination for domestic and foreign tourists since 2000. The Second Globalization Forum and the Miss World elections in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2010 also took place in Sanya .
There is an important naval base in China near Sanya .
Administrative structure
At the county level, Sanya consists of four boroughs . These are from east to west:
- Haitang district (海棠 区), 255 km², approx. 90,000 inhabitants (2014);
- Jiyang District (吉 阳 区), 372 km², approx. 240,000 inhabitants (2014);
- Tianya district (天涯 区), 944 km², approx. 250,000 inhabitants (2014);
- Yazhou District (崖州 区), 347 km², 110,000 inhabitants (2014).
map | Borough |
Chinese abbreviations |
Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010 census ) |
Area (km²) |
Density (/ km²) |
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Haitang | 海棠 区 | Hǎitáng Qū | 68,897 | 255 | 2708 | ||||||
Jiyang | 吉 阳 区 | Jíyáng Qū | 257.061 | 372 | 691 | ||||||
Tianya | 天涯 区 | Tiānyá Qū | 269.935 | 944 | 286 | ||||||
Yazhou | 崖州 区 | Yazhou Qu | 89,515 | 347 | 258 |
The founding of the city districts was decided on February 12, 2014 and completed on July 30, 2014. The community level that existed up to that point in time (large communities and provisional "districts") were directly subordinate to the Sanya's city government.
Ethnic breakdown of the population of Sanyas (2000)
The 2000 census counted 482,296 Sanyas residents.
Name of the people | Residents | proportion of |
---|---|---|
Han | 284,407 | 58.97% |
Li | 183,865 | 38.12% |
Hui | 6,290 | 1.31% |
Miao | 3,068 | 0.64% |
Zhuang | 3,052 | 0.63% |
Manchu | 255 | 0.05% |
Yao | 252 | 0.05% |
Dong | 170 | 0.04% |
Tujia | 162 | 0.03% |
Mongols | 159 | 0.03% |
Korean | 123 | 0.03% |
Bouyei | 118 | 0.02% |
She | 78 | 0.02% |
Others | 297 | 0.06% |
Monuments of the PRC
The paleolithic site of the Luobi Cave (Luobidong yizhi 落笔 洞 遗址) and the tombs of Tengqiao (Tengqiao muqun 藤桥 墓群) from the Tang Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty have been on the list of monuments since 2001 and 2006, respectively People's Republic of China .
Sports & Freetime
The Sanya E-Prix , an automobile race as part of the FIA Formula E championship , has been held annually in Sanya since 2019 .
tourism
Sanya has become a destination for mass tourism in China. According to official figures, around 4.95 million people visited the city in the first quarter of 2017. In 2017, around 18 million visitors are expected. Sanya Airport reported 19.4 million passengers in 2017. High-rise apartment buildings and hotels dominate the cityscape. Almost every well-known hotel chain has a location in Sanya. There are cheap hostels as well as luxury hotels. The main focus of tourism is on three bays with extensive sandy beaches: Yalong Bay, Dadonghai Bay and Sanya Bay. All three bays are lined with hotels and apartments. Several diving spots make Sanya even more interesting: Sunny Bay, Dadonghai Beach, Baifu Bay, Wuzhihou Island, Yalong Bay and West Island. In addition to individual trips by private individuals, wedding tourism and business trips also play an important role. In order to protect the valuable natural resources in Sanya, a program was set up in January 2018 in which environmental offenders are to be blackened in exchange for a reward. A strong destination management for Sanya is working intensively on the further expansion of tourist use.
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Coordinates: 18 ° 15 ' N , 109 ° 30' E