Yazhou District

Yazhou
崖州区
District
Country China
Province Hainan
Prefecture-level city Sanya
Time zone China standard time (UTC+8)
Yazhou District
Simplified Chinese 崖州区
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 崖縣 (1912–1984)
Simplified Chinese 崖县 (1912–1984)
Postal Ngaihsien
Second alternative Chinese name
Chinese 崖州 (until 1912; 1984–2014)
Postal Ngaichiu

Yazhou (Chinese: 崖州区; pinyin: Yázhōu Qū) is a county-level district under the jurisdiction of Sanya city, in Hainan, a province of China. The district was established on 12 February 2014.[1]

Former administrative subdivisions

Yazhou has jurisdiction over the former towns of:

English Name Simplified Pinyin Area Population Density
Yacheng 崖城镇 Yáchéng Zhèn 383 74,779 195
Nanbin Farm 国营南滨农场 Guóyíng Nánbīn Nóngchǎng N.D. 14,736 N.D.

References

  1. "国务院批准三亚撤六乡镇设四区". SINA. Retrieved 28 March 2014.


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