Baocheng () is a

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in southern

Hainan Hainan is an island provinces of China, province and the southernmost province of China. It consists of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration. The name literally mean ...

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, to the north of

Sanya Sanya; Chinese postal romanization, also spelled Samah is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan, Hainan Province in Southeast China, South China. According to the Sixth National Populati ...

. It is the county seat of

Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County Bǎotíng Li and Miao Autonomous County is an autonomous county in Hainan, China. One of the six autonomous counties on the island, its postal code is 572300. Baoting spans an area of , and has a population of about 168,000 as of 2020. History ...

. The Baocheng River flows through the town. The area is home to the Baocheng people, who belong to the Qi people of the Li ethnic group. The town spans an area of , and has a population of 37,492, per a 2020 government publication.

Geography

Baocheng is located in the northeast of

, from Wuzhishan, and from

. About 63,000 mu of the town's area is

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, and 15,727 mu is arable.

Administrative divisions

Baocheng administers three residential communities () and eight administrative villages ().

Residential communities

Baocheng administers the following three residential communities: * Chengbei Community () * Chengnan Community () * Rezuo Community ()

Villages

Baocheng administers the following eight administrative villages: * Chaokang Village () * Fanwen Village () * Shihao Village () * Maojie Village () * Shipin Village () * Xipo Village () * Chuntian Village () * Shidong Village ()

Demographics

As of 2020, the town's population is 37,492, comprising 13,128

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. Of this, 22,383 people (59.70%) are ethnically Li, and 1,430 (3.81%) are ethnically

Miao Miao may refer to: * Miao people, linguistically and culturally related group of people, recognized as such by the government of the People's Republic of China * Miao script or Pollard script, writing system used for Miao languages * Miao (Unicode ...

References

Township-level divisions of Hainan Populated places in Hainan County seats in Hainan {{Hainan-geo-stub