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Leizhou () is a county-level city in
Leizhou () is a county-level city in Guangdong
Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...
Province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China' ...
of Zhanjiang.
The city was formerly known as Haikang County ( postal: Hoihong); it was upgraded into a city in 1994.
Geography
Leizhou is located at the extreme southwestern end of Guangdong and lies on theLeizhou Peninsula
The Leizhou Peninsula, alternately romanized as the Luichow Peninsula, is a peninsula in the southernmost part of Guangdong province in South China.
History
Qing naval forces were stationed at the Leizhou Peninsula. During the 19th centur ...
.
Transportation
* China National Highway 207Climate
Notable People
* Mạc Cửu (1655–1731): Founder of the Principality of Hà Tiên.See also
*Leizhou dialect
Leizhou or ''Luichew'' Min (, ) is a branch of Min Chinese spoken in Leizhou city, Xuwen County, Mazhang District, most parts of Suixi County and also spoken inside of the linguistically diverse Xiashan District. In the classification of Yua ...
References
County-level cities in Guangdong Zhanjiang {{Guangdong-geo-stub