Profile of Yazhou district

Yazhou ancient city. [Photo/VCG]

Yazhou district is located in Western Sanya, 45 kilometers from the city's downtown area and 28 km from its Sanya Phoenix International Airport.

The district has an area of 383.25 square km, with a coast line of 50.47 km. It contains 32 village clusters, 88 villages, and a population of 160,000 which includes 30,000 people of minority ethnicity, most of whom are Li.

Yazhou district is home to many key projects such as a creative industrial park, a central fishing port, the Nanshan freight port and the Nanshan cultural tourism zone, which is a vital center of Sanya's resources and energy as well as an important engine for the exploration of industries in Western Sanya.

In 2024, Yazhou's GDP came in at 14 billion yuan ($1.9 billion), showing a 5.2 percent year-on-year rise. Retail sales of consumer goods across the district totaled 4.5 billion yuan during the same period – an increase of 4.2 percent.

Furthermore, the urban residents had an average disposable income of 47,568 yuan, up 5 percent, while rural residents saw their average income rise to 25,093 yuan, up 7 percent.

An aerial view of Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City. [Photo/VCG]