Leizhou | |
Other Name: | Hoihong; Luichow |
Settlement Type: | County-level city |
Pushpin Map: | China Guangdong |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guangdong |
Coordinates: | 20.9143°N 110.0967°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Guangdong |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Zhanjiang |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2523 |
Population Total: | 279,124 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Blank Name Sec1: | Local variety |
Blank Info Sec1: | Leizhou Min |
S: | 雷州 |
P: | Léizhōu |
J: | Leoi4 zau1 |
Lizu: | Lui-tsiú |
Showflag: | Leizhou Romanization |
Psp: | Leichow |
W: | Lei2 Chou1 |
Leizhou is a county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Zhanjiang.[1]
The city was formerly known as Haikang County (postal: Hoihong); it was upgraded into a city in 1994.
Leizhou is located at the extreme southwestern end of Guangdong and lies on the Leizhou Peninsula.