Area and Population
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As the second largest island of China,Hainan takes up a land area of 34,000 square kilometers with a population of more than 7,600,000 in 1999. Many nationalities live in Hainan Island, mainly including Han, Li, Miao and Hui nationalities. In China, Li nationality live in the middle and south of Hainan Island only. The total population of Li nationality is of 1,280,000 in 1999.
Climate
With annual average temperature 22℃-26℃and annual rainfall 1500-1600mm,Hainan Island has monsoon tropical climate. More than 300 days of a year are sunny days. Due to the above-mentioned climate.,Hainan is a good place of escaping cold, enjoying summer heat, having holidays and traveling.
Average Temperature (℃)
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | Jun. | Jul. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Dec. | Dec. | |
| Haikou | 17.2 | 18.2 | 21.6 | 24.9 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 28.4 | 27.7 | 26.8 | 24.8 | 21.8 | 18.7 |
| Sanya | 20.9 | 21.9 | 24.1 | 26.4 | 28.2 | 28.5 | 28.4 | 27.9 | 27.2 | 25.9 | 24.0 | 22.0 |
Ecological Resource
With the forest coverage of 51.5% in Hainan Island at present,Hainan develops lately with well protected natural environment. There are five tropical primeval forest areas in Hainan Island: Wuzhishan Forest Area,Bawangling forest Area, Jianfengling Forest Area, Diaoluoshan Forest Area and Limushan.