Leizhou

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Leizhou 雷州市 Hoihong; Luichow
County-level city
Leizhou Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 20°54′51″N 110°05′48″E / 20.9143°N 110.0967°E / 20.9143; 110.0967
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Zhanjiang
Area
• Total	2,523 km2 (974 sq mi)
Population
• Total	279,124
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Local variety	Leizhou Min

Leizhou (Chinese: 雷州) is a county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Zhanjiang.^[1]

The city was formerly known as Haikang County (postal: Hoihong); it was upgraded into a city in 1994.