Hai'an, Xuwen County
Hai'an (Chinese: 海安; pinyin: Hǎi'ān) is a town in Xuwen County, Guangdong province,[1] situated at the southern extremity of the Leizhou Peninsula as well as geographic mainland China, facing Haikou on Hainan Island, 29 km (18 mi) away, directly across the Qiongzhou Strait. It is also the southern terminus of China National Highway 207. As of 2011, it has 2 residential communities (社区) and 5 villages under its administration.[2]
Hai'an
海安镇 Hoion | |
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  Hai'an Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 20°16′16″N 110°13′37″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhanjiang |
| County | Xuwen |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code(s) | 0759 |
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| Simplified Chinese | 海安 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Safe Sea" | ||||||||||
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References
- 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：徐闻县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
- 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：海安镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
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