Ledong Li Autonomous County
autonomous county in Hainan, China
Ledong Li Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 乐东黎族自治县; traditional Chinese: 樂東黎族自治縣; pinyin: Lèdōng Lízú Zìzhìxiàn; postal: Loktung; Hlai language: Lokdhongx) is a Hlai autonomous county in Hainan province, China. It is one of six autonomous counties of Hainan. Its postal code is 572500. The county seat is Baoyou.
As of the 2020 Chinese census, Ledong County has a population of 464,435. It is the most populated Autonomous County in Hainan province.
Administrative divisions
As of 2023, Ledong County has 11 towns and 2 Similar to township units:
Towns
Baoyou (抱由镇)
Wanchong (万冲镇)
Da'an (大安镇)
Zhizhong (志仲镇)
Qianjia (千家镇)
Jiusuo (九所镇)
Liguo (利国镇)
Huangliu (黄流镇)
Foluo (佛罗镇)
Jianfeng (尖峰镇)
Yinggehai (莺歌海镇)
Similar to township units
State-owned Jianfengling Forestry Company (国营尖峰岭林业公司)
State-owned Yinggehai Salt Fields(国营莺歌海盐场)
Politics and government
As of September 2025, the leadership structure of Ledong County is as follows:
County Committee Secretary: Ma Yuhong (马育红) (Assumed office September 1, 2025)
Deputy County Committee Secretary, County Governor and County People's Government Party Group Secretary: Feng Jifang (冯基芳) (Assumed office August 23, 2024)
Executive Deputy Governor: Liu Xiaolei (柳晓磊) (Assumed office November 16, 2023)
Deputy governor: He Fangchang (何方长)
Deputy governor: Su Yiru (苏奕儒)
Deputy governor: Wang Chao (王超)
Deputy governor, Public Security Bureau Chief: Cai Xinwen (蔡新文)
Deputy governor: Zhong Shi (钟帅)
Deputy governor: Zhong Shuting (钟树婷, female)
Deputy governor: Shan Jiliang (单既亮)
Deputy governor: He Guohui (何国慧)
Economy
As of 2025, Ledong County has a GDP of 22.757 Billion RMB.
Ledong County is a producer of mangos.
Climate
Ledong has a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen Aw). The coldest average monthly high temperature exceeds 26 °C (78.8 °F), the annual precipitation exceeds 1500 mm, cold waves rarely occur, and it is warm all year round. The Jianfengling National Nature Reserve and Jiaxi The provincial reserve has nurtured a large area of tropical seasonal forest with rich plant species and is one of the areas with the richest biodiversity in China.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1027316. VIAF identifies the subject as 152659075. The Library of Congress control number is n2006032240. Authority coordinates are 18.650, 109.049. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 2023, 2025 and 2024.
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