Changjiang County 昌江县 |
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Autonomous County | |
Location in Hainan | |
Coordinates: 19°21′58″N 109°2′32″E / 19.36611°N 109.04222°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Hainan |
Population (1999) | |
• Total | 225,131 |
Time zone | China standard time (UTC+8) |
Changjiang Li Autonomous County (Chinese: 昌江黎族自治县; postal: Cheongkong) is an autonomous county in Hainan, China. It is one of six counties of Hainan. Its postal code is 572700, and in 1999 its population was 225,131 people, largely made up of the Li people.
The county seat is in Shilu, Hainan Shilu Town. Shilu is known for a major iron ore deposit (the Shilu Iron Ore Mine, 石碌铁矿), which has been worked since the Japanese occupation of the island in the early 1940s.
Changjiang has a monsoon influenced humid subtropical climate, bordering on a tropical savanna climate.
Coordinates: 19°21′58″N 109°02′32″E / 19.366°N 109.0421°E