Geographical location and administrative divisions Lingao County is located in the northwest of Hainan Island, bordering Chengmai County to the east, Danzhou City to the southwest, and Qiongzhou Strait to the north.

The land area is 1317 square kilometers.

The population is 427,600.

It has jurisdiction over 10 towns, 154 village committees, 17 neighborhood committees, 733 natural villages, and 2 state-owned farms within the territory.

The county government is located in adjacent towns.

The county is rich in natural resources and land resources, with flat terrain, fertile soil, and abundant rainfall. It has unique agricultural development conditions and is rich in rice, rubber, sugar cane, lychees, bananas and other crops, including Lingao suckling pigs, Duowen water spinach, etc.

The excellent agricultural products are well-known both inside and outside the province.

The coastline is 71 kilometers long and has 11 bays. There are excellent natural ports such as Jinjin, Xinying, Tiaolou, and Huanglong. The shallow beach area is 5,333 hectares. It has excellent conditions for developing marine aquaculture and has developed marine fishing industry. It is an important fishery production county in the province.

The customs and customs are unique, and it has been rated as the "Hometown of National Folk Art". The "Lili Mei" fishing songs and puppet shows created are listed as treasures of Chinese folk art.

Tourism resources include Lingaojiao, Gaoshanling, Tongxiang Xiayin, Confucius Temple, Duowenling, Bairentan, Xian Taifu Temple, etc. Among them, Lingaojiao is one of the key coastal tourist areas in Hainan.

Economy and Resources Economic Development: Preliminary calculations show that in 2006, the county's GDP was 4,008.54 million yuan, calculated at comparable prices (the same below), an increase of 7.9% over the previous year.

The per capita GDP was 10,707 yuan, an increase of 6.7% over the previous year.

Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 3,052.78 million yuan, an increase of 7.6% (the added value of fishery was 2,127.85 million yuan, an increase of 7.1%); the added value of the secondary industry was 255.42 million yuan, an increase of 10.3%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 700.34 million yuan, an increase of 7.1%.

8.2%.

Resources: Agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry resources: The county has superior geographical and climatic conditions for the development of agriculture. It is a natural greenhouse suitable for growing various crops and is known as the "Land of Fish and Rice".

It is rich in grain, vegetables, sugar cane, peanuts, sesame, etc.

The main tropical crops include rubber, pepper, lemongrass, and coffee; the main high-yielding forests are Eucalyptus parvifolia and Casuarina; the main fruits include banana, mango, lychee, longan, star fruit, jackfruit, etc.

Lingao suckling pig is a specialty of the county and one of the main export products for earning foreign exchange; there are also abundant animal resources such as rabbits, snakes, and pangolins.

Land resources: Lingao County is located in the Qiongbei Platform. Most of the land is red soil developed by weathering of basalt, followed by sandy soil developed from shallow sea sediments and river alluvial. The soil layer is deep, contains a lot of organic matter, and has high soil fertility.

Good, very suitable for the development of tropical small and medium-sized agriculture.

The county's cultivated land area is 800,000 acres, and the unused area is 110,000 acres.

Marine resources: Lingao County has a coastline of 71 kilometers, 11 seaports, a sea area of ??376 square kilometers, an inland sea area of ??56,600 acres, and 40,000 acres of usable shallow beaches. It is rich in marine fishery resources and is a major fishery county in the province.

Lingao County is adjacent to the Beibu Gulf fishery. It has many kinds of fish, a large amount of fish can be caught, and high economic value. It is rich in more than 600 species of mackerel, pomfret, grouper, cuttlefish, etc., especially the "Lingao Glass Fish", which is famous for its

It is famous for its transparency, thick flesh and delicious taste.

The offshore waters are suitable for the cultivation of abalone and other shellfish, and the bay tidal flats are suitable for the cultivation of shrimps, pearl oysters, crabs, groupers, and croakers.

Inland river reservoirs are suitable for the cultivation of eels, carp, catfish, silver carp, Egyptian nymphs, etc.

Tourism resources: Lingao County is rich in tourism resources and has unique natural and cultural landscapes.

Since ancient times, Lingao's scenic spots have been famous far and wide, including the famous eight scenic spots of Lingao such as Tongxiang Xia Yin, Nanhai Qiu Tao, Bairen Tan Sheng, Viya Lingshi, and Longtan Shenyu.

Lingao Puppet Show and Lilimei Fisherman's Song are treasures in our country's folk art.

The main tourism resources that can be developed and utilized include: coastal scenery, folk culture, ecological environment, tourism agriculture, fishermen's customs, leisure fisheries, delicious food, etc.

Infrastructure Communications: The county has implemented program-controlled telephone exchanges and digitized domestic and international long-distance transmission.

The county's program-controlled telephone exchange has a capacity of 20,020, and the mobile communication network covers the entire county.

Radio and television are available in every village, and optical cable networking has been implemented in the county, basically forming a modern communication network system.

Transportation construction: Lingao County's transportation extends in all directions, with convenient land, sea and air transportation.

The Western Ring Line of the Guangdong-Haihai Railway, the Ring Island Expressway and National Highway 225 (Haiyu West Line) pass through the territory. The county seat is 86 kilometers away from Haikou City and 50 kilometers away from Yangpu Port.

There are 84 roads in the county with a total mileage of 634 kilometers. All roads from the county to towns, major ports and economic development zones are asphalt.

Xinying, Touzui, Tiaolou, Huanglong and other ports can allow cargo ships to directly reach Guangzhou, Zhanjiang, Hai'an, Beihai, Haikou, Sanya and other ports.

The Calais Airport expansion project in the county has been completed and put into use, the Lingao Railway Passenger and Cargo Station of the Western Ring Line of the Guangdong-Haihai Railway is under construction, the gold medal 3,000-ton passenger ferry terminal has been completed, and the main project of the Hebang 35,000-ton general cargo terminal has been completed.

After it is completed and can dock ships, Lingao County has become one of the counties with "land, sea and air" transportation advantages.

Electricity resources: The electric power supply is connected to the province's network, and every household in every village has access to electricity.

The county has 2 110KV substations, 8 35KV substations, 8 hydropower stations above 500 kilowatts, and 13 hydropower stations below 500 kilowatts, with a total installed capacity of 15,400 kilowatts and an annual power generation of 65 million kilowatt hours.

Pipeline natural gas: The Yangpu-Haikou gas pipeline from the Dongfang 1-1 gas field passes through Lingao.