Hainan

Also known as Hainan province

Hainan is an island and the southern-most province of China consisting of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration. The name literally means "South of the Sea".

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Hainan is China's southernmost province, comprising a large island of the same name along with several smaller islands in the South China Sea. It matters as an important part of China's territory and administration in the region, with its name literally translating to "South of the Sea."

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Key facts

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Islands.width_km: 170
Settlement.name: Hainan
Settlement.settlement_type: Province
Settlement.translit_lang1: Name
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Settlement.image_skyline: 三亚大小洞天景区风光 - panoramio (20).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Sanya Nanshan Dongtian Park
Settlement.image_map: Hainan in China (+all claims hatched).svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Hainan within China
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: China
Settlement.established_title: Guangnan West Circuit
Settlement.established_date: 988
Settlement.established_title2: Hainan Special Administrative Region
Settlement.established_date2: 1944

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: first-level administrative division
Part of: South China
Official name: 海南省
Country: China
Located in: China
Contains: Danzhou
Capital: Haikou
Population: 10081232
Area: 33920
Elevation: 1840
Time zone: UTC+08:00
Body of water: South China Sea
Head of government: Shen Xiaoming
Shares border with: Brunei
Highest point: Wuzhi Mountain
Official website: en.hainan.gov.cn
Image: Hainan NASA Terra MODIS 2020-11-13.jpg
Width: 170
Length: 156
Nominal GDP: 553240000000
Licence plate code: 琼

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topic's main category: Category:Hainan
located in/on physical feature: Southeast Asia
Commons category: Hainan
twinned administrative body: Newcastle upon Tyne
category for people born here: Category:People from Hainan
category of associated people: Category:People of Hainan
Commons gallery: 海南
party chief representative: Shen Xiaoming
language used: Mienic
name in kana: かいなんしょう
topic has template: Template:Hainan

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Names
History
Prehistoric era
Imperial Era
Republic of China
People's Republic of China
Geography
Rivers and lakes
Islands
Nearby islands
Disputed islands
Environment
Climate
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Religion
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Sociolinguistics
Life expectancy and longevity
Government
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Historical sites
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Yachting
Duty-free program
Natural resources
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New 2018 regulations
Golf industry
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is an island and the southern-most province of China consisting of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration. The name literally means "South of the Sea".

The province has a land area of , of which Hainan Island is and the rest is over 200 islands scattered across three archipelagos: Zhongsha, Xisha and Nansha. It was part of Guangdong from 1950 to 1988, after which it was made a province of its own and was designated as a special economic zone by Deng Xiaoping, as part of the reform and opening up program.

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