Lingao is located in the northwest corner of Hainan Province, adjacent to the Beibu Gulf. Its special landform is suitable for fishery and agriculture.
Lingao County is located between Qiongzhou Fault-defense Strait and Wuzhishan land area. Since Pliocene, the shallow sea has been gentle and the submarine land has become the coastal land area. When the uplift broke, the basalt flowed out in large quantities and became a lava field. The county is part of the Qiongbei lava table area, the terrain is flat. Maanshan, Dahan, Meilang and Black Mountains in the south, Duo-Wenling in the southeast of the center, and high mountains in the north are all below 306 meters above sea level. The higher part of the platform is a volcanic area. The middle and lower reaches of Wentiao River are plain areas. The whole terrain is high in the south and low in the north, sloping from south to north, like a palm. Most rivers flow from south to north. The county can be divided into three regions: the northern coastal area, the central plain and the southern and eastern hills.
1. Northern coastal areas
The northern coastal areas include Xinying (My town), Tailou, Meiliang, Dongying, Meixia, Maniao, and other places. There are Xinying, Tou Tsui, An Quan, Kun She, Tou House, Bao Wu, Mei Xia, Bo Bai, Huang Long, Bo Pu, Hong Pai, Ma Niao Harbour, and so on coastal regions. Xinying Port is the main port of water traffic in the county and also a famous fishing port in the northwest of Hainan Island. Xinying area is high in the east and low in the west, with the semi-hilly platform in the southeast, a sandy beach plain in the west, and Backwater Bay offshore. The district is located in the coastal beach area, with "East Back Bay" in the south and "Xiyi Bay" in the north, which is a natural sheltered harbor. Meixia District has a headland of Qiongzhou Strait called "Lingao Point (Lingao Jiao)"; the east and west sides of the headland are natural swimming resorts. Ma Niao area is high in the southwest, low in the northeast, semi-hilly in the southeast, and has a peninsula that breaks into the Qiongzhou Strait in the north. The mountain range is the highest point in the northern part of the county. The Dongying district in the north of Lingnan is high in the south and low in the north and is located in the semi-hilly area. Meiliang District in the west of Lingling is high in the east and low in the west, with relatively flat terrain.
Duowen, Honghua Farm, Huangtong, and Longbo are hilly areas in the east of the county. The ground is uneven and inclined on all sides, most of it is red soil, a small part is sandy bad soil. Honghua Farm is high in the west and south, low in the east, and the rest is relatively flat, with an elevation between 60-120 meters. Huangtong District is located in a semi-hilly area. Longbo District is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with more slopes and fewer fields.
The southern region has more mountains and slopes. Heshe District is located in the south of the county, bordering the prefecture of Dan County. The terrain is high in the southeast, low in the northwest, and hilly in the east, and the Dahan Ridge is the highest point in the region. Dongjiang District is located in the southeast of the county, adjacent to Chengmai County, hilly land in the south, flat terrain in the north, Ma 'anling in the southeast, is the highest point in the county.
In short, most of the county for the platform, hills few, and not high. The main mountains in the county are Ma 'anling and Dahan
Mountain, Meilang Ridge, "Black Ridge", Duowen Ridge and Gaoshan Ridge. The hilly area accounts for about 53% of the total area of the county.
El clima tropical oceámonzónico de Lingao (köppen Am) es cálido durante todo el año con tifones ocasionales. El monzón oceáafecta grandemente la precipitación y la humedad relativa.
過春分,赤肩膀;過霜降,剩個笠。
冬至頭,冷抖抖;冬至尾,冷到膝蓋腫;冬霜也無凍。
春霧日,夏霧雨,秋霧狂風,冬霧霜。
早久蛙叫天下雨,螞蟻搬家雨傾盆。
南風不過午,西風不過西,西風過夜水過埂。
霓虹折斷非雨即風,赤雲爽日非風即雨。
三月電閃快走船,北風到岸天又晴。
久旱聞灘(百仞灘)聲必雨,久雨聞灘聲必晴。
春寒雨起,冬寒雨止。
早虹風,晚虹雨。
水浸中秋月,雨打元宵燈。
三月東風旱死草,四月東風颳船桅。
三月霧早,八月霧雨。
日落雲連天,必有大雨來。
雲自東北起,必定有風雨。
驚蟄不寒,寒到芒種。
四月臺風無人知。