Beihai City belongs to Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Beihai is located in the south of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the east coast of Beibu Gulf, with a span of 114 kilometers from north to south and 93 kilometers from east to west. It borders Guangdong Province in the east, Hainan Province across the sea in the south and Vietnam in the west. From Beihai Port to Haikou City, 124 nautical miles, to Zhanjiang City, 255 nautical miles, to Guangzhou City, 48 nautical miles, to Hong Kong, 425 nautical miles, and to Vietnam's coastal defense, 157 nautical miles. The total area is 3337 square kilometers.

In May 195, Beihai Town belonged to Hepu County. In January 1951, Beihai Town was changed into a prefecture-level city. In April 1956, Beihai was changed to a county-level city. In June, 1959, Beihai was changed into a county-level town, belonging to Zhanjiang Agency. In June 1965, Beihai was placed under the jurisdiction of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, belonging to Qinzhou Commissioner's Office. In October 1983, Beihai resumed the organizational system of prefecture-level cities, which was directly led by Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Geographical environment of Beihai City

The mainland part of Beihai City is a rhinoceros horn-shaped peninsula. The terrain is generally high in the north and low in the south. The terrain is flat and open, and the altitude is generally low. It belongs to the coastal plain. Part of the island is high in the south and low in the north, and the altitude is generally slightly higher than that of the mainland, belonging to volcanic platform. The coastal plain is the main geomorphic unit in the mainland area, with flat terrain, slightly inclined from north to south, and slightly undulating surface.

Beihai City is located at the southernmost tip of Guangxi, at a low latitude, near the Beibu Gulf. Beihai's climate belongs to maritime monsoon climate with typical subtropical characteristics. Winter half year (October to March) is mainly controlled by northerly monsoon, and summer half year (April to September) is mainly affected by tropical high pressure, strong wind and southerly wind. Autumn and spring are connected, long summer without winter, summer without heat and pleasant climate.

refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Beihai for the above contents.