Wenchang

Wenchang 文昌市
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
Wennan Old Street
Wenchang City jurisdiction in Hainan
Wenchang Location of the city center in Hainan
Coordinates (Wenchang Park): 19°37′01″N 110°45′18″E / 19.6170°N 110.7551°E / 19.6170; 110.7551
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hainan
Area
• County-level & Sub-prefectural city	2,403 km2 (928 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• County-level & Sub-prefectural city	537,428
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
• Metro	115,000
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal code	571300
Area code	0898
Website	http://www.wenchang.gov.cn

Wenchang (postal: Mencheong; Chinese: 文昌; pinyin: Wénchāng) is a county-level city in the northeast of Hainan province, China. Although called a "city", Wenchang refers to a large land area in Hainan - an area which was once a county. The urban center and the seat of government of Wenchang is officially known as "Wencheng Town" (文城镇),^[1] which is also colloquially referred to as Wenchang City.