Yazhou, Sanya

Yazhou (Chinese: 崖州区; pinyin: Yázhōu Qū) is a county-level district under the jurisdiction of the city of Sanya, Hainan. The district was established on 12 February 2014,^[1] and is Sanya's westernmost district.

Yazhou 崖州区
District
Location of Yazhou in Sanya
Sanya in Hainan
Coordinates: 18°21′25″N 109°10′19″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hainan
Prefecture-level city	Sanya
Area
• Total	347 km2 (134 sq mi)
Population
• Total	110,000
• Density	320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard time)

Yazhou, Sanya
Simplified Chinese	崖州区
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yázhōu Qū Wade–Giles Ya2-chou1 Ch'ü1
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	崖縣 (1912–1984)
Simplified Chinese	崖县 (1912–1984)
Postal	Ngaihsien
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yáxiàn Wade–Giles Ya2-hsien4
Second alternative Chinese name
Chinese	崖州 (until 1912; 1984–2014)
Postal	Ngaichiu
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yázhōu Wade–Giles Ya2-chou1

Former administrative subdivisions

Yazhou has jurisdiction over the former towns of:

English Name	Simplified	Pinyin	Area	Population	Density
Yacheng	崖城镇	Yáchéng Zhèn	383	74,779	195
Nanbin Farm	国营南滨农场	Guóyíng Nánbīn Nóngchǎng	N.D.	14,736	N.D.