Wukan

Wukan
乌坎村
Village
Wukan is located in Guangdong
Wukan
Wukan
Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°53′18″N 115°40′13″E / 22.8884°N 115.6704°E / 22.8884; 115.6704
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityShanwei
County level cityLufeng
SubdistrictDonghai
Wukan
Simplified Chinese乌坎村
Traditional Chinese烏坎村
Literal meaningBlack Ridge Village
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWūkǎn cūn
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingWu1 ham2

Wukan (Chinese: 乌坎村; pinyin: Wūkǎn Cūn) is a coastal fishing village in Donghai Subdistrict (东海街道), in the county-level city of Lufeng, Guangdong. It has a population of approximately 13,000 residents, and is located approximately 120 km (75 mi) east of Hong Kong near the South China Sea coast.

Wukan became internationally notable as the site of the 2011 Wukan protests that resulted in the ousting of local government officials over allegations of corruption, the appointment of village leaders to positions within the local Chinese Communist Party committee, and the holding of democratic elections to elect the new village chief and village council.

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References

  1. ↑ 2016年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：东海街道 [2016 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Donghai Subdistrict]. National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2018. 441581001210 112 乌坎村委会
  2. ↑ 东海街道 [Donghai Subdistrict] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2018. 【2011年代码及城乡分类】441581001：{...}～210 112乌坎村
  3. ↑ Ewing, Kent. "Guangdong Boss Bets on Velvet Glove". Asia Times Online. January 7, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  4. ↑ Chin, Josh (2012-02-02). "Wukan Elections: the Spark to Set China's Prairie Ablaze?". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2025-07-15.