Beihai

Beihai is also the ancient Chinese name for Lake Baikal Beihai (Chinese: 北海; pinyin: Běihǎi; Wade-Giles: Pei-hai), Bakhoi in Cantonese, is a prefecture-level city of Guangxi, China. Beihai means "north of the sea", meaning that the place is a seaport on the north shore of the Gulf of Tonkin. Beihai has a large shipyard and is reputed to still be a pirate habour.[citation needed] Area: 3337 km², 957 km² urban centre Population: 1450,000 (2001), 135,500 in urban centre (estimated 2006: 305,000) Municipal seat: Haicheng District Geographic coordinates: 108°50′45″ - 109°47′28″ North, 21°29′ - 21°55′34″ East It governs the islands of Weizhou and Xieyang, and is north of Hainan Island. Area code: 779