Weizhou
Weizhou (simplified Chinese: 涠洲镇; traditional Chinese: 潿洲鎮; pinyin: Wéizhōu Zhèn; Jyutping: Wai4zau1 Zan and with a population of 15,900. It includes 2 neighborhood committees, 9 village committees.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town
- Description: town in Haicheng District, Beihai, Guangxi Province, China
- Also known as: “Wei-chew”, “Weichew”, and “Weizhou, Guangxi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Weizhou and Weizhou Shengtang Church.
Weizhou
Photo: Divzero, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Weizhou is China's biggest and youngest volcanic island. It lies 39 km south of Beihai city in the Gulf of Tonkin, an arm of the South China Sea. With about 6 km from north to south and 5 km from east to west, the island covers a land area of about 25 km².
Weizhou
- Categories: town of China and locality
- Location: Guangxi, South China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
21.0416° or 21° 2′ 30″ northLongitude
109.11715° or 109° 7′ 2″ eastElevation
72 metres (236 feet)Open location code
7PHF24R8+JVOpenStreetMap ID
node 6754618950OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Wu Chinese—“Weizhou” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Weizhou”
- Chinese: “涠州镇”
- Chinese: “涠洲”
- Chinese: “涠洲镇”
- Gan Chinese: “涠洲镇”
- Wu Chinese: “涠洲镇”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Weizhou Town Government and 镇政府.
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