Qionghai

Qionghai, or in local Hainanese dialect as Kheng Hai, is one of the seven county-level cities of Hainan province, China. Although called a "city", Qionghai refers to a large land area in Hainan - an area which was once a county. Within this area is the main city, Qionghai City. It is located in the east of the island at the mouth of the Wanquan River, 86 kilometres (53 mi) from the provincial capital of Haikou. It has an area of 1,692 square kilometres (653 sq mi) and in 2010, it had a population of 483,217 people.

Qionghai
琼海市
Map showing entire Qionghai area within Hainan province
Coordinates: 19°14′35″N 110°27′51″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHainan
Township-level divisions12 towns
Municipal seatJiaji (嘉积镇)
Area
  Total1,692 km2 (653 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (73 ft)
Population
 (2010)
483,217
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
571400
Area code0898
Licence plates琼C
Websitehttp://www.qionghai.gov.cn/

The seat of government is at Jiaji (simplified Chinese: 嘉积镇; traditional Chinese: 嘉積鎮; pinyin: Jiājī Zhèn), locally referred to as Kachek city. Bo'ao, seat of the Boao Forum for Asia, belongs to Qionghai.:101

The former counties of Qiongdong (postal: Kiungtung) and Lehui (樂㑹, postal: Lokwei) are now part of Qionghai City.

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