Hainan is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China, with a total population of 8,900,000 Inhabitants. The capital of Hainan Island is
Haikou with 2,046,189 Inhabitants
Hainan, is a tropical island province in
the extreme south of China (South Central
China). The island is popular with Chinese tourists
and is becoming a new secret holiday hide-away for all ower the world tourist
who want to have a beach holiday with a difference. In fact, Hainan is
more than one island. While the main island of Hainan accounts for 97%
of the landmass of the province, and almost all of the population,
Hainan also contains many hundred other small islands, atolls and reefs
in the South China Sea. These consist of the Paracels,
Spratlys, and Zhongsha Islands. Though many of these islands are
teratorially disputed with neighboughing countries, they are under
de-facto Chinese control. The perminent population of the smaller
islands comes to just 14 people while the main island of Hainan has a
population of 8,640,700. Inhabitants The province has an area of 33,920 square kilometers (13,100 sq mi) and is China's southernmost province.