Wanning

Wanning
万宁市
Wancheng Town, the seat of Wanning
Map showing entire Qionghai area within Hainan province
Coordinates: 18°47′0″N 110°23′0″E / 18.78333°N 110.38333°E / 18.78333; 110.38333
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHainan
Area
 • Total
4,443 km2 (1,715 sq mi)
 • Land1,883.5 km2 (727.2 sq mi)
 • Water2,550 km2 (980 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
545,597
 • Density289.67/km2 (750.25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)
Wanning
Traditional Chinese萬寧
Simplified Chinese万宁
PostalManning
Literal meaningUncountably Long Peace
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWànníng
Wade–GilesWan-ning
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingMaan⁶-ning⁴

Wanning, or in local Hainamese dialect as Van Neing or Ban Neing, is a county-level city in the southeast of Hainan Province, China. Although called a "city", Wanning refers to both the county seat and to the entire county as a whole. The county-wide area has an estimated population of 65,871 (2006).