Danzhou
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::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Danzhou |
| official_name | City of Danzhou |
| native_name | 儋州市 |
| native_name_lang | zh |
| settlement_type | Prefecture-level city |
| image_skyline | {{multiple image |
| border | infobox |
| total_width | 290 |
| image_style | border:1; |
| perrow | 1/2/2/2 |
| image1 | 海南国际旅游岛——洋浦大桥上俯视洋浦港码头（西北向） - panoramio (1).jpg |
| caption1 | Yangpu Port |
| image2 | Dongpo Academy 03.jpg |
| caption2 | Dongpo Academy |
| image3 | Nandu River viewed from Dingcheng, Ding'an - 01.JPG |
| caption3 | Nandu River |
| image_map | Location of Danzhou within Hainan (China).png |
| map_caption | Location of Danzhou City jurisdiction in Hainan |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | China |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Hainan |
| seat | Nada |
| leader_title1 | Party Secretary |
| leader_name1 | |
| leader_title2 | Congress Standing Committee Chairman |
| leader_name2 | Vacant |
| leader_title3 | Mayor |
| leader_name3 | Chen Yang |
| leader_title4 | People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman |
| leader_name4 | Jiang Mingqing |
| established_title | Settled |
| established_title2 | |
| established_title3 | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 3394 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 954259 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type2 | GDP |
| demographics2_title1 | Prefecture-level city |
| demographics2_info1 | CN¥ 83.2 billion |
| US$ 12.9 billion | |
| demographics2_title2 | Per capita |
| demographics2_info2 | CN¥ 85,755 |
| US$ 13,292 | |
| timezone | China Standard Time |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| coor_pinpoint | Danzhou municipal government |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 571700 |
| iso_code | CN-HI-04 |
| website | |
| :: |
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Danzhou () is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of the Chinese island province of Hainan. The administrative seat and urban center of Danzhou is Nada Town. Danzhou was upgraded from a county-level city into a prefecture-level city in February 2015.
History
What is now Danzhou was settled by Cantonese peasants firstly named Danzhou () in the 12th century and only renamed to Danxian in 1912 after hundreds of years, but later re-obtained its name Danzhou after the Communist takeover in the 1950s.
During World War II, Danzhou was among the top most devastated counties in Hainan as the Japanese had massacred more than 30,000 Cantonese people in Danzhou, destroying over than 10,000 houses and 300 Danzhou villages.
Politics and governance
Incumbent leadership
Party Secretary: (邹广), assumed office May 2023
Congress Standing Committee Chairman: Vacant since May 30, 2025
Mayor: Chen Yang (陈阳), assumed office July 28, 2023
People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman: Jiang Mingqing (蒋明清), assumed office January 8, 2023.
Danzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau
The Danzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau (儋州市公安局) is the municipal law enforcement agency of Danzhou. In 2024, it had a budget of 501.9 million RMB, and operated 177 police vehicles.
Subdivisions
Danzhou is a prefecture-level city of the Hainan province. An uncommon administrative feature is that it has no county-level division. The city government directly administers over 17 towns (), one state-run institute, and four state-run farms plus an economic development zone:
::data[format=table] | Map | Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010 census) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | Division code | Residential communities | Administrative villages | 460400100 | 460400101 | 460400102 | 460400103 | 460400104 | 460400105 | 460400106 | 460400115 | 460401001 | 460400107 | 460400108 | 460400109 | 460400111 | 460400112 | 460400113 | 460400114 | 460400116 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chengqu Area | 城区片区 | Chéngqū Piànqū | 562,863 | 1,468.7 | 383.24 | — | 8 towns | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nada | 那大镇 | Nàdà Zhèn | 256,652 | 179.2 | 1432.20 | 10 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Heqing | 和庆镇 | Héqìng Zhèn | 20,729 | 188.4 | 110.03 | 1 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 南丰镇 | Nánfēng Zhèn | 23,669 | 260.3 | 90.93 | 1 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 大成镇 | Dàchéng Zhèn | 84,620 | 295.4 | 286.46 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 雅星镇 | Yǎxīng Zhèn | 76,427 | 170 | 449.57 | 2 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 兰洋镇 | Lányáng Zhèn | 23,711 | 186.9 | 126.86 | 1 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 光村镇 | Guāngcūn Zhèn | 27,803 | 72 | 386.15 | 1 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 东成镇 | Dōngchéng Zhèn | 49,252 | 116.5 | 422.76 | 1 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Binhai Area | 滨海片区 | Bīnhǎi Piànqū | 369,493 | 811.6 | 455.26 | — | 1 subdistrict, 8 towns | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 三都区 | Sān dū qū | 76,757 | 88 | 872.23 | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 木棠镇 | Mùtáng Zhèn | 40,373 | 84 | 480.63 | | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 海头镇 | Hǎitóu Zhèn | 34,648 | 195.8 | 176.96 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 峨蔓镇 | Émàn Zhèn | 17,317 | 70.5 | 245.63 | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 王五镇 | Wángwǔ Zhèn | 24,274 | 126.3 | 192.19 | 1 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Baimajing | 白马井镇 | Báimǎjǐng Zhèn | 59,585 | 54.7 | 1089.30 | 6 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Zhonghe | 中和镇 | Zhōnghé Zhèn | 31,646 | 51.5 | 614.48 | 1 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 排浦镇 | Páipǔ Zhèn | 17,577 | 95.8 | 183.47 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 新州镇 | Xīnzhōu Zhèn | 67,316 | 45 | 1495.91 | 12 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::
Demographics
The city's population was in 2010. The Han population is 857,342 and the minority population is 75,020.
Language
The Danzhou natives mainly speak the Danzhou dialect of Yue language, unlike Hainan Min language that is spoken throughout most of eastern Hainan.
Transportation
The area will be served by Danzhou Airport, an under-construction airport approximately 25 km northeast of Nada. It will be international-class, built to handle the increasing number of tourists visiting the area. The airport is scheduled for completion in 2022.
The Hainan Western Ring High-Speed Railway also provides access.
National priority protected sites
- Dongpo Academy (4th Batch, 1996)
- (6th Batch, 2006)
- Yangpu Ancient Salt Field (7th Batch, 2013)
Climate
The area has a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen Aw), featuring very warm weather all year around. Monsoonal influences are strong, with a relatively lengthy wet season and a pronounced dry season. The coolest month is January, with an average high temperature of 22.7 °C (72.9 °F), while the hottest, unlike much of the rest of China, is June, with an average high temperature of 33.7 °C (92.7 °F); the mean annual high temperature is 29.2 °C (84.6 °F). Water temperatures remain above 19 °C (66.2 °F) year-round. | width = auto | metric first = y | single line = y | collapsed = Y | location = Danzhou, elevation 169 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1955–present) | Jan high C = 22.7 | Feb high C = 24.9 | Mar high C = 28.6 | Apr high C = 31.5 | May high C = 33.2 | Jun high C = 33.7 | Jul high C = 33.3 | Aug high C = 32.5 | Sep high C = 31.1 | Oct high C = 29.1 | Nov high C = 26.5 | Dec high C = 22.9 | Jan mean C = 18.0 | Feb mean C = 19.6 | Mar mean C = 22.7 | Apr mean C = 25.7 | May mean C = 27.5 | Jun mean C = 28.5 | Jul mean C = 28.1 | Aug mean C = 27.5 | Sep mean C = 26.5 | Oct mean C = 24.7 | Nov mean C = 22.2 | Dec mean C = 18.8 | Jan low C = 15.1 | Feb low C = 16.4 | Mar low C = 19.1 | Apr low C = 22.2 | May low C = 24.2 | Jun low C = 25.3 | Jul low C = 25.0 | Aug low C = 24.5 | Sep low C = 23.7 | Oct low C = 22.0 | Nov low C = 19.5 | Dec low C = 16.2 | Jan record high C = 34.2 | Jan record low C = 0.4 | Feb record high C = 37.4 | Feb record low C = 6.7 | Mar record high C = 38.7 | Mar record low C = 5.3 | Apr record high C = 41.2 | Apr record low C = 13.0 | May record high C = 41.1 | May record low C = 16.1 | Jun record high C = 38.6 | Jun record low C = 19.4 | Jul record high C = 39.1 | Jul record low C = 20.6 | Aug record high C = 37.0 | Aug record low C = 21.2 | Sep record high C = 35.9 | Sep record low C = 18.0 | Oct record high C = 34.2 | Oct record low C = 12.2 | Nov record high C = 34.2 | Nov record low C = 8.6 | Dec record high C = 33.2 | Dec record low C = 3.7 | year high C = | year low C = | year high F = | year low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 18.9 | Feb precipitation mm = 19.6 | Mar precipitation mm = 45.1 | Apr precipitation mm = 92.8 | May precipitation mm = 231.0 | Jun precipitation mm = 209.8 | Jul precipitation mm = 267.6 | Aug precipitation mm = 363.2 | Sep precipitation mm = 323.1 | Oct precipitation mm = 234.6 | Nov precipitation mm = 82.2 | Dec precipitation mm = 43.8 | Jan humidity = 83 | Feb humidity = 81 | Mar humidity = 79 | Apr humidity = 77 | May humidity = 78 | Jun humidity = 77 | Jul humidity = 79 | Aug humidity = 83 | Sep humidity = 85 | Oct humidity = 82 | Nov humidity = 82 | Dec humidity = 83 | unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 9.8 | Feb precipitation days = 8.8 | Mar precipitation days = 9.3 | Apr precipitation days = 11.4 | May precipitation days = 17.9 | Jun precipitation days = 15.6 | Jul precipitation days = 17.4 | Aug precipitation days = 18.9 | Sep precipitation days = 18.0 | Oct precipitation days = 12.6 | Nov precipitation days = 9.3 | Dec precipitation days = 9.7 | year precipitation days = | Jan sun = 121.0 | Feb sun = 124.9 | Mar sun = 156.4 | Apr sun = 174.3 | May sun = 206.2 | Jun sun = 204.8 | Jul sun = 213.9 | Aug sun = 194.7 | Sep sun = 157.1 | Oct sun = 159.5 | Nov sun = 131.7 | Dec sun = 102.0 | year sun = | Jan percentsun = 35 | Feb percentsun = 38 | Mar percentsun = 42 | Apr percentsun = 46 | May percentsun = 51 | Jun percentsun = 52 | Jul percentsun = 53 | Aug percentsun = 49 | Sep percentsun = 43 | Oct percentsun = 44 | Nov percentsun = 39 | Dec percentsun = 30 | year percentsun = | source 1 = China Meteorological Administration all-time extreme temperature{{cite web |url= http://www.mherrera.org/temp.htm |title= Extreme Temperatures Around the World |access-date= 2024-09-15 |url=https://www.chinanews.com/sh/2021/01-12/9385336.shtml|publisher=中国新闻社 |language = zh-hans | access-date =30 December 2025 |title=“海南是否会下雪？”官方回应海拔较高山顶可能结霜 | source =
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