Danzhou

For the historical prefecture in modern Shaanxi, see Danzhou (modern Shaanxi).

Danzhou 儋州市
Prefecture-level city
Map showing entire Danzhou area within Hainan province
Coordinates:
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hainan
Seat	Nada
Population (2010)
• Total	932,362
Time zone	China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Postal code	571700
Website	www.danzhou.gov.cn

Danzhou (Chinese: 儋州) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of the Chinese island province of Hainan. Although called a "city", Danzhou administers a large area which was called Dan County or Danxian (儋县) until 1993. The administrative seat and urban center of Danzhou is Nada Town, which is often colloquially referred to as Danzhou city. Danzhou was upgraded from a county-level city into a prefecture-level city in February 2015.

Subdivisions

Danzhou has direct jurisdiction over 17 towns (镇 zhen), one state-run institute, and four state-run farms plus an economic development zone.

Name	Simplified Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010 census)
Nada	那大镇	Nàdà Zhèn	220,000
Heqing	和庆镇	HéqìngZhèn	20,729
Nanfeng	南丰镇	Nánfēng Zhèn	23,669
Dacheng	大成镇	Dàchéng Zhèn	30,536
Yaxing	雅星镇	Yǎxīng Zhèn	43,703
Lanyang	兰洋镇	Lányáng Zhèn	15,456
Guangcun	光村镇	Guāngcūn Zhèn	27,803
Mutang	木棠镇	Mùtáng Zhèn	40,373
Haitou	海头镇	Hǎitóu Zhèn	34,648
Eman	峨蔓镇	Émàn Zhèn	17,317
Sandou	三都镇	Sāndōu Zhèn	23,119
Wangwu	王五镇	Wángwǔ Zhèn	24,274
Baimajing	白马井镇	Báimǎjǐng Zhèn	59,585
Zhonghe	中和镇	Zhōnghé Zhèn	31,646
Paipu	排浦镇	páipǔ Zhèn	17,577
Dongcheng	东成镇	Dōngchéng Zhèn	49,252
Xingzhou	新州镇	Xīnzhōu Zhèn	67,316
Guoying Xipei Farm	国营西培农场	Guóyíng Xīpéi Nóngchǎng	38,238
Guoying Xilian Farm	国营西联农场	Guóyíng Xīlián Nóngchǎng	36,652
Guoying Lanyang Farm	国营蓝洋农场	Guóyíng Lányáng Nóngchǎng	8,255
Guoying Bayi Farm	国营八一农场	Guóyíng Bāyī Nóngchǎng	32,724
South China Institute of Tropical Crops	华南热作学院	Huánán Rèzuò Xuéyuàn	15,846
Yangpu Economic Development Zone*	洋浦经济开发区	Yángpǔ Jīngjì Kāifā Qū	53,638

Demographics

The city's population was 932,362 in 2010. The Han population is 857,342 and the minority population is 75,020.

Transportation

The area will be served by Danzhou Airport, an under-construction airport in approximately 25 km northeast of Nada. It will be international-class, built to handle the increasing amount of tourists visiting the area. The airport is scheduled for completion in 2015.

The under-construction Hainan Western Ring High-Speed Railway will also provide access.

See also

• List of administrative divisions of Hainan
• Danzhou dialect