Haikou
Haikou is the capital and most populous city of the Chinese province of Hainan. Haikou city is situated on the northern coast of Hainan, by the mouth of the Nandu River. The northern part of the city is on the Haidian Island, which is separated from the main part of Haikou by the Haidian River, a branch of the Nandu. Administratively, Haikou is a prefecture-level city, comprising four districts, and covering 2,280 square kilometres (880 sq mi). There are 2,046,189 inhabitants in the built-up area, all living within the four urban districts of the city.
Haikou
海口市 Hoihow | |
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Prefecture-level city | |
| City of Haikou | |
Top: Panoramic view of Haikou from Xixiu Beach, Middle from left: A facade building in Zhongshan Road in Qiongshan District, Hainan Performance of Art Center, Haikou Century Bridge and Nandu River, Bottom: Haikou People's Park in Lonhua District | |
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| Nickname: Coconut City (椰城) | |
Location of Haikou City jurisdiction in Hainan | |
Haikou Location of the city centre in Hainan | |
| Coordinates (Hainan People's Government): 20°01′07″N 110°20′56″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hainan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • Body | Haikou Municipal People's Congress |
| • CCP Secretary | Luo Zengbin |
| • Congress Chairman | Han Yingwei |
| • Mayor | Ding Hui |
| • CPPCC Chairman | Guo Yanhong |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,237 km2 (864 sq mi) |
| • Urban (2018) | 427 km2 (165 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,280 km2 (880 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 Census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,873,358 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2018) | 2,250,000 |
| • Urban density | 5,300/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,046,189 |
| • Metro density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 235.8 billion US$ 33.4 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 80,837 US$ 11,408 |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 570000 |
| Area code | 898 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HI-01 |
| Website | haikou |
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"Haikou", as written in Chinese | |||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 海口 | ||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Hoihow | ||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Mouth of the sea | ||||||||||||||||
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Haikou was originally a port city, serving as the port for Qiongshan. During the Chinese Civil War, Haikou was one of the last Nationalist strongholds to be taken by the Communists — with the Battle of Hainan Island in 1950. Currently, more than half of the island's total trade still goes through Haikou's ports. The Temple of the Five Lords is located to the southeast of the city.
The city is home to Hainan University, a comprehensive research university under the Project 211 and the Double First Class University Plan in certain disciplines, which has its main campus on Haidian Island.