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Leizhou 雷州市 |
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| County-level city | |
| Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 20°55′N 110°06′E / 20.917°N 110.100°ECoordinates: 20°55′N 110°06′E / 20.917°N 110.100°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhanjiang |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
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| Chinese | 雷州 | ||||||||||||||
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| Postal | Leichow | ||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Léizhōu |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | leoi4 zau1 |
| Southern Min | |
| Leizhou Romanization | Lui-tsiú |
Leizhou (Chinese: 雷州) is a county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of Zhanjiang prefecture-level city.
The city was formerly known as Haikang County (postal: Hoihong); it was upgraded into a city in 1994.
Leizhou is located at the extreme southwestern end of Guangdong and lies on the Leizhou Peninsula.