Danzhou
Location of Dangzhou in Hainan:
Danzhou 儋州 is located in the northwest of the Hainan Island with a large area, and it is the biggest city on Hainan in terms of area it covers. The administrative seat and urban center of Danzhou are Nada Town那大镇, which is often colloquially referred to as Danzhou city. Danzhou was upgraded from a county-level city into a prefecture-level city in February 2015.
Danzhou has a total population of 932,362 till 2010. The Han population which is about 857,342 makes the majority of the population.
The Hainan Western Ring High-Speed Railway also provides access to Danzhou with an exit at Baimajin.
Though Danzhou is part of Hainan Island, the locals speak a totally different dialect which most Hainanese don’t understand.
