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Qiongshan District
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| Country | China |
| Province | Hainan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 362.9 sq mi (940 km2) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 360,000 |
| • Density | 991.9/sq mi (383/km2) |
| Time zone | China standard time (UTC+8) |
Qiongshan District (simplified Chinese: 琼山区; traditional Chinese: 瓊山區; pinyin: Qióngshān Qū; also Wade-Giles: Ch'iungshan; Postal Pinyin: Kiungshan), formerly Qiongzhou (simplified Chinese: 琼州; traditional Chinese: 瓊州; pinyin: Qióngzhōu; Postal Pinyin: Kiungchow), is one of the four county-level districts which make up the city of Haikou, the capital of Hainan province of the People's Republic of China.
The Qiongshan dialect of Lingao is spoken in Qiongshan.
Hai Rui, a Ming Dynasty official, after who Hai Rui Park is named, was from Qiongshan. Chen Yuyi, Chairman of CPPCC Hainan Provincial Committee, was born in Qiongshan in 1936.
Qiongzhou University is located in this district.
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