Changjiang Li Autonomous County

Changjiang Li Autonomous County
昌江黎族自治县
Autonomous County
Changjiang Li Autonomous County

Location in Hainan

Coordinates: 19°21′58″N 109°2′32″E / 19.36611°N 109.04222°E / 19.36611; 109.04222
Country China
Province Hainan
Population (1999)
  Total 225,131
Time zone China standard time (UTC+8)

Changjiang Li Autonomous County (postal: Cheongkong) is an autonomous county in Hainan, China. It is one of six counties of Hainan. Its postal code is 572700, and in 1999 its population was 225,131 people, largely made up of the Li people.

The county seat is in Shilu, Hainan Shilu Town. Shilu is known for a major iron ore deposit (the Shilu Iron Ore Mine, 石碌铁矿), which has been worked since the Japanese occupation of the island in the early 1940s.[1][2]

Climate

Changjiang has a monsoon influenced humid subtropical climate, bordering on a tropical savanna climate.

See also

References

Notes

  1. Vogel, Ezra F. (1990), One Step Ahead in China: Guandong Under Reform, Harvard University Press, p. 277, ISBN 0674639111
  2. 石碌铁矿

Coordinates: 19°21′58″N 109°02′32″E / 19.366°N 109.0421°E / 19.366; 109.0421

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