Place:Wanning, Hainan, People's Republic of China

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NameWanning
TypeCity
Coordinates18.917°N 110.45°E
Located inHainan, People's Republic of China
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Wanning or in local Hainanese dialect as Ban Ning 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).

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Wanning first got its current name during the Southern Song Dynasty, after being renamed from Wan'an. Wanning was later renamed back to Wan'an again in 1143 until its name was changed to Wanzhou in 1370, but subsequently reverted to its present name after the Communist takeover in the 1950s. It was promoted from a county to a city on August 5, 1996.

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