Haiyan County () is a

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under the administration of

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City, in the north of

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province, China, situated on the north shore of Hangzhou Bay and includes the north end of the

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. Its area is . Population is 370,000. Postal code: 314300. The county government is located on 118 Zaoyuan Middle Rd, Wuyuan town. In August 2010, Haiyan was selected to house the 'Nuclear City'. China will reportedly spend some €130 billion over the next ten years on developing the 130 square-kilometer Haiyan Nuclear City, which will be needed by local industry. By 2014, nine

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s should be in operation, with electrical generating capacity of around 6300 MWe, which will help reduce the country's

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theme park in Haiyan County, Zhejiang.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts: * Wuyuan Subdistrict (武原街道), Qinshan Subdistrict (秦山街道), Xitangqiao Subdistrict (西塘桥街道), Yuantong Subdistrict (元通街道) Towns: * Shendang (沈荡镇), Tongyuan (通元镇), Chepu (澉浦镇), Yucheng (于城镇), Baibu (百步镇)

Climate

References

External links

Official website of Haiyan County Government
County-level divisions of Zhejiang Jiaxing National Civilized City {{Zhejiang-geo-stub