Haikou
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Haikou (Template:Zh-cp; literally "Mouth of the Sea"), situated at the north of Hainan island, is the capital of Hainan Province of the People's Republic of China and has an estimated population of 631,179 (2006), therefore by far the largest city on the island.
Geography
Location: located between 19.57 - 20.05 north latitude and 110.10 - 110.23 east longitude in the southernmost part of China; in an area that reaches from Zengmu Ansha in the south to the Qiongzhou Strait in the north; bordering the sea areas of the South China Sea and facing Vietnam in the west across Beibu Bay.
Neighboring areas: Guangdong province
Economy
The GDP per capita was ¥23920 (ca. US$2890) in 2003, ranked no. 43 among 659 Chinese cities.
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