Leizhou
Leizhou
雷州市 Hoihong; Luichow | |
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| Coordinates: 20°54′51″N 110°05′48″E / 20.9143°N 110.0967°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhanjiang |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,523 km2 (974 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,321,091 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Local variety | Leizhou Min |
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| Simplified Chinese | 雷州 | ||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Leichow | ||||||||||||||||
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Leizhou (Chinese: 雷州) is a county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Zhanjiang.
The city was formerly known as Haikang County (postal: Hoihong); it was upgraded into a city in 1994.