Yazhou District

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

Yazhou 崖州区
District
Yazhou is the westernmost division on this map of Sanya
Sanya in Hainan
Coordinates: 18°21′25″N 109°10′19″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hainan
Prefecture-level city	Sanya
Area
• Total	347 km^2 (134 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard time)

Yazhou District
Simplified Chinese	崖州区
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yázhōu Qū Wade–Giles Ya^2-chou^1 Ch'ü^1
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	崖縣 (1912–1984)
Simplified Chinese	崖县 (1912–1984)
Postal	Ngaihsien
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yáxiàn Wade–Giles Ya^2-hsien^4
Second alternative Chinese name
Chinese	崖州 (until 1912; 1984–2014)
Postal	Ngaichiu
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yázhōu Wade–Giles Ya^2-chou^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 News. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

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