Map of Haikou, Hainan, China

Haikou is the administrative centre of Hainan, China, with a population of about 3,001,600. It lies at 20.0342°N, 110.3465°E. Haikou is about 2,284 km (1,419 mi) south of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Qiongshan, 3 km to the south.

Haikou at a glance

Where is Haikou?

• The 43rd largest city in China by recorded population.
• The largest city in Hainan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 55 min on the shortest day to 13 h 21 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Haikou

• Qiongshan — 3 km south
• Xiuying — 7 km southwest
• Xucheng — 38 km northwest
• Jinjiang — 49 km southwest
• Lingao — 70 km west
• Wenchang — 72 km southeast
• Qionghai — 89 km south
• Nada — 99 km southwest
• Dongcheng — 100 km west
• Mutang — 108 km west

Largest cities in Hainan

• Sanya — 1,031,396
• Wenchang — 560,894
• Wanning — 545,992
• Qionghai — 528,238
• Basuo — 444,458
• Xiuying — 290,000
• Nada — 256,652
• Wuzhishan — 112,269
• Qiongshan — 87,657
• Dacheng — 84,620

Largest cities in China

• Shanghai — 24,874,500
• Beijing — 18,960,744
• Guangzhou — 18,676,605
• Shenzhen — 17,494,398
• Tianjin — 13,866,009
• Wuhan — 13,739,000
• Chengdu — 13,568,357
• Xi’an — 12,952,907
• Hangzhou — 11,936,010
• Dongguan — 9,644,871

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Other places named Haikou

• Haikou — Yunnan, China

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.