Large Chinese Cities with Under a Million Population
2. Sanya, Hainan Province - 685,408S

Sanya is a prefecture-level city, but its subdivisions are more similar to that of a sub-prefecture-level city or a county-level city. It has direct jurisdiction over 2 township-level districts, six towns and four state-run farms.

Sanya
Num Name Population Area km 2 Density km 2
Districts
1. Hexi District 10 134,026 13,403
2 Hedong District 35 147,944 4,227
Towns
3 Haitangwan Town 254 44,617 176
4 Jiyang Town 199 92,316 464
5 Fenghuang Town 487 66,801 137
6 Yacheng Town 383 74,779 195
7 Tianya Town 269 34,934 130
8 Yucai Town 315 17,515 56
Farms
9 Nantian Farm   24,280  
10 Nanxin Farm   16,801  
11 Licai Farm   16,659  
12 Nanbin Farm   14,736  

Russian and English signs can be seen throughout the city.

Location of Sanya within Hainan Province and within China