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 firstly named Danzhou () in the 12th century during the Song dynasty 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 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:
Map Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Population Area(km2) Density(/km2) Division code Residential communities Administrative villages Chengqu Area Chéngqū Piànqū 562,863 1,468.7 383.24 — 8 townsNada Nàdà Zhèn256,652179.21432.20460400100 10 20HeqingHéqìng Zhèn20,729188.4110.03460400101 1 11Nánfēng Zhèn23,669260.390.93460400102 1 10 Dàchéng Zhèn84,620295.4286.46460400103 1 5 Yǎxīng Zhèn76,427170449.57460400104 2 12 Lányáng Zhèn23,711186.9126.86460400105 1 14Guāngcūn Zhèn27,80372386.15460400106 1 10Dōngchéng Zhèn49,252116.5422.76460400115 1 21 Binhai Area Bīnhǎi Piànqū 369,493 811.6 455.26 — 1 subdistrict, 8 towns 三都区Sān dū qū 76,75788872.23460401001 9Mùtáng Zhèn40,37384480.63460400107 25Hǎitóu Zhèn34,648195.8176.96460400108 4 10Émàn Zhèn17,31770.5245.63460400109 13Wángwǔ Zhèn24,274126.3192.19460400111 1 8BaimajingBáimǎjǐng Zhèn59,58554.71089.30460400112 6 15ZhongheZhōnghé Zhèn 31,64651.5614.48460400113 1 11Páipǔ Zhèn17,57795.8183.47460400114 1 7Xīnzhōu Zhèn67,316451495.91460400116 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 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),Peel, M. C. and Finlayson, B. L. and McMahon, T. A. (2007). Updated Asian Map of the Köppen climate classification system. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633-1644. 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.
See also List of administrative divisions of Hainan Danzhou dialect Ocean Flower Island
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