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 Aihsien
Second alternative Chinese name
Chinese 崖州 (pre-1912; 1984–2014)
Postal Aichow

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]

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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