Wanning

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Wanning
万宁市
Wanning, Hainan - 01.JPG
Wancheng Town, the seat of Wanning
Hainan subdivisions - Wanning.png
Map showing entire Qionghai area within Hainan province
Coordinates: 18°47′0″N110°23′0″E / 18.78333°N 110.38333°E / 18.78333; 110.38333
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Province Hainan
Area
  Total4,443 km2 (1,715 sq mi)
  Land1,883.5 km2 (727.2 sq mi)
  Water2,550 km2 (980 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total545,597
  Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China standard time)
Wanning (1962) Txu-oclc-10552568-ne49-6.jpg
Wanning (1962)

Wanning, or in local Hainanese dialect as Ban Ning, is a county-level city in the southeast of Hainan Province, China. Although called a "city", Wanning refers to both the county seat and to the entire county as a whole. The county-wide area has an estimated population of 65,871 (2006).

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History

Wanning (万宁) first got its current name during the Southern Song Dynasty, after being renamed from Wan'an (万安县). Wanning was later renamed back to Wan'an in 1143 until its name was changed to Wanzhou (万州) in 1370, but subsequently reverted to its present name after the Communist takeover in the 1950s. It was promoted from a county to a city on August 5, 1996.

Economy

Tourism plays a vital role in the city. Famous for its tropical scenery, Wanning proper lies approximately half an hour's drive from the beach and has several five-star hotels. The city of Wanning produces coffee, black pepper, rubber, rice, bananas, and sugarcane.

Transportation

Wanning is served by the Wanning Railway Station, part of the Hainan East Ring Intercity Rail.

Climate

Wanning has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen: Am), falling just short of a tropical rainforest climate, as it is hot and very rainy most of the year. Only January and February have rainfall barely below 60 millimetres or 2.4 inches. The rainfall is more pronounced during the monsoon season, which runs through late June to early November. At times, it can become cold with temperatures between 5 and 8 degrees Celsius.

Wanning
Traditional Chinese 萬寧
Simplified Chinese 万宁
Postal Manning
Literal meaningUncountably Long Peace
Climate data for Wanning (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)30.3
(86.5)
30.7
(87.3)
32.4
(90.3)
34.0
(93.2)
35.9
(96.6)
37.1
(98.8)
36.7
(98.1)
36.5
(97.7)
35.7
(96.3)
33.5
(92.3)
31.4
(88.5)
30.6
(87.1)
37.1
(98.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)23.3
(73.9)
24.5
(76.1)
27.0
(80.6)
29.7
(85.5)
31.9
(89.4)
32.6
(90.7)
32.3
(90.1)
32.4
(90.3)
31.4
(88.5)
29.3
(84.7)
26.8
(80.2)
23.8
(74.8)
28.8
(83.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)19.6
(67.3)
20.8
(69.4)
23.4
(74.1)
26.1
(79.0)
28.1
(82.6)
28.9
(84.0)
28.6
(83.5)
28.4
(83.1)
27.4
(81.3)
25.8
(78.4)
23.5
(74.3)
20.5
(68.9)
25.1
(77.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)17.1
(62.8)
18.4
(65.1)
21.0
(69.8)
23.7
(74.7)
25.5
(77.9)
26.3
(79.3)
26.0
(78.8)
25.6
(78.1)
24.7
(76.5)
23.2
(73.8)
21.2
(70.2)
18.3
(64.9)
22.6
(72.7)
Record low °C (°F)8.0
(46.4)
8.7
(47.7)
7.4
(45.3)
15.2
(59.4)
17.1
(62.8)
21.3
(70.3)
21.9
(71.4)
22.4
(72.3)
20.2
(68.4)
14.7
(58.5)
11.7
(53.1)
7.2
(45.0)
7.2
(45.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)46.5
(1.83)
47.3
(1.86)
66.8
(2.63)
124.7
(4.91)
172.1
(6.78)
182.0
(7.17)
233.4
(9.19)
211.3
(8.32)
372.1
(14.65)
453.2
(17.84)
181.2
(7.13)
129.8
(5.11)
2,220.4
(87.42)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)9.98.28.69.312.813.914.615.417.117.214.812.9154.7
Average relative humidity (%)84858584838282838583838384
Mean monthly sunshine hours 107.9114.8144.4182.0220.7216.7226.1214.3168.1153.3113.594.31,956.1
Percent possible sunshine 31353948555556554643342844
Source: China Meteorological Administration [1] [2]

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18°48′N110°24′E / 18.800°N 110.400°E / 18.800; 110.400