Xiamen Island, the main body of Xiamen, covers an area of about 132.5 square kilometers, with a length of 13.7 kilometers from north to south and a width of 12.5 kilometers from east to west, covering an area of about 128. 14 square kilometers, making it the fourth largest island in Fujian Province. Xiamen Port is a natural harbor with excellent conditions in the straits. Its coastline is winding and winding, with a total length of 234 kilometers. There are scattered islands outside the harbor area, surrounded by mountains in the harbor area. The harbor is wide and deep, and it is not frozen all year round. It is a natural harbor with excellent conditions in the straits and has been an important port for foreign trade in the southeast coast of China in history.
Xiamen has a subtropical climate, which is mild and rainy. The average annual temperature is about 2 1℃, and there is no heat in summer and no cold in winter. The average annual rainfall is about1200mm, with the maximum rainfall from May to August every year, and the wind force is generally 3-4, and the northeast wind is the dominant wind force. Due to the temperature difference airflow in the Pacific Ocean, it is affected by 4 to 5 typhoons on average every year, and most of them are concentrated in July to September.
In May 2003, with the approval of the State Council, it was agreed to adjust some administrative divisions of Xiamen. The main contents of the adjustment include: 1. Siming District, kulangsu and Kaiyuan District are merged into Siming District, and the administrative areas of the original three districts are under the jurisdiction of Siming District. Two, Xinglin District Xinglin Sub-district Office and Xinglin Town under the jurisdiction of jimei district. Xinglin District was renamed Haicang District. 3. Establish Xiang 'an District, and put the five towns of Xindian, Xinxu, Maxiang, Neicuo and Dadeng under the jurisdiction of Tong 'an District under the jurisdiction of Xiang 'an District. After the adjustment of administrative divisions, Xiamen has jurisdiction over six districts: Siming, Huli, Jimei, Haicang, Tongan and Xiang 'an.
The population of the city is mostly Han, and there are more than 20 ethnic minorities such as Hui, Man, Zhuang, She, Miao and Gaoshan. Due to the geographical environment and historical background, there are many returned overseas Chinese, their relatives, overseas Chinese from Xiamen and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
Xiamen is one of the five special economic zones in China, and now it has jurisdiction over six districts, namely Siming, Huli, Jimei, Haicang, Tongan and Xiang 'an, where Minnan dialect is spoken. According to legend, it was the habitat of egrets in ancient times, so it is also called "Ludao".
In the third year of Jin Taikang (282), it was located in Tongan County, which belonged to Jin 'an County and later merged into Nan 'an County. In the 19th year of Tang Zhenyuan (803), Datong Field was set in the southwest of Nan 'an County, and it was promoted to Tongan County in the 4th year of Tang Dynasty (933) after the Five Dynasties, belonging to Quanzhou. Song belongs to Qingyuan Army, Pinghai Army and Quanzhou. Yuan belongs to Quanzhou Road. Ming belongs to Quanzhou prefecture. In the twentieth year of Hongwu (1387), the "Xiamen City"-the gate of the national building was built, and the name of "Xiamen" has since gone down in history. Zheng Chenggong was stationed in Xiamen in the seventh year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty (1650), and he was stationed in Siming Prefecture in the twelfth year (1650); It was abolished in the 19th year of Kangxi (1680); In the twenty-third year (1884), the Taixia garrison road was set up, and Daoyin was stationed in Taiwan (in the sixth year of Yongzheng, that is, 1728, the Taiwan government was changed to Taiwan road), in the twenty-fifth year (1686), the Quanzhou government was divided into defense halls, and in the fifth year of Yongzheng (1786) In the 29th year of Guangxu (1903), Gulangyu Island in Xiamen became a "concession". In the first year of the Republic of China (19 12), Jiaheli (Xiamen), Jinmen and Daxie County in Tongan County were analyzed, and it was promoted to Siming House in September, which was abandoned.
1933 "People's Revolutionary Government of China" (namely "Fujian People's Government") established Xiamen Special City, which was abolished. 1934 Tongan and Siming counties belong to the fifth administrative supervision area (located in Tongan), 1935. In April, seven islands, including Xiamen and Gulangyu Island, were set up in Xiamen, and Siyou County was abolished to set up Heshan Special Area, which belongs to the fourth administrative supervision area (located in Tongan) with Tongan County.1May, 938 to/kloc. 1September 949,1October Tongan County and Xiamen City were liberated, Tongan County belonged to the fifth zone (1950 changed to Quanzhou Zone and Jinjiang Zone), Xiamen was a provincial city, 19501October Xiamen City set up Kaiyuan and Sisi. 1953 Jimei Town of Tong 'an County was under the jurisdiction of Xiamen City, 1958 1 month was evacuated from Heshan District and changed into a suburb. In August, Tong 'an County was transferred from Jinjiang District to Xiamen City. 1In August 1966, Kaiyuan and Siming Districts were renamed Dongfeng and Xiangyang Districts (19791October was renamed);1February 1970, Tongan County was assigned to Jinjiang District (region);1June 1973, it returned to Xiamen City. /kloc-set up Xinglin district in September, 1978. 1987 Huli District was added, and the suburb was renamed jimei district. 1997 Tongan County was divided into districts. So far, Xiamen has jurisdiction over Gulangyu, Siming, Kaiyuan, Xinglin, Huli, Jimei and Tongan.
In May 2003, with the approval of the State Council, it was agreed to adjust some administrative divisions of Xiamen. The main contents of the adjustment include: 1. Siming District, kulangsu and Kaiyuan District are merged into Siming District, and the administrative areas of the original three districts are under the jurisdiction of Siming District. Two, Xinglin District Xinglin Sub-district Office and Xinglin Town under the jurisdiction of jimei district. Xinglin District was renamed Haicang District. 3. Establish Xiang 'an District, and put the five towns of Xindian, Xinxu, Maxiang, Neicuo and Dadeng under the jurisdiction of Tong 'an District under the jurisdiction of Xiang 'an District. After the adjustment of administrative divisions, Xiamen has jurisdiction over six districts: Siming, Huli, Jimei, Haicang, Tongan and Xiang 'an.
At the end of 2004, the total registered population of the city was 146773 1 person, an increase of 50 152 people over the previous year. Among them, the urban population is 9 10424, accounting for 62.0% of the registered population; The population of Siming and Huli districts on the island accounts for 43.9% of the city's population, and the population outside the island accounts for 56. 1%. The birth rate is 10.27‰, the death rate is 4.56‰, and the natural population growth rate is 5.70‰, up by 1.33 thousandths over the previous year. By gender, there are 7422 15 males, accounting for 50.6%, and 7255 16 females, accounting for 49.4%. The sex ratio is 102.3 (female 100), which is higher than that of the previous year. The average household size was 3.23 people, up 0.0 1 person over the previous year.
In May 2003, with the approval of the State Council, it was agreed to adjust some administrative divisions of Xiamen. The main contents of the adjustment include: 1. Siming District, kulangsu and Kaiyuan District are merged into Siming District, and the administrative areas of the original three districts are under the jurisdiction of Siming District. Two, Xinglin District Xinglin Sub-district Office and Xinglin Town under the jurisdiction of jimei district. Xinglin District was renamed Haicang District. 3. Establish Xiang 'an District, and put the five towns of Xindian, Xinxu, Maxiang, Neicuo and Dadeng under the jurisdiction of Tong 'an District under the jurisdiction of Xiang 'an District. After the adjustment of administrative divisions, Xiamen has jurisdiction over six districts: Siming, Huli, Jimei, Haicang, Tongan and Xiang 'an.