Distance to the Mainland:

　　　　　　18 km to Qiongzhou Strait
　　　　　　172 nautical miles to Zhanjiang, Guangdong
　　　　　　448 nautical miles to Guangzhou, Guangdong
　　　　　　125 nautical miles to Beihai, Guangdong

Distance to neighbouring cities:
　　
　　　　　　151 nautical miles to Haiphone of Vietnam
　　　　　　389 nautical miles to HongKong
　　　　　　1693 nautical miles to Osaca of Japan
　　　　　　1829 nautical miles to Singapore




　　The natural gas resource that has been proved in the South China Sea mainly lies in Yingge Sea Basin, 200-300 kilometers away from Yangpu. The annual output of natural gas is planned to be 6 billion M3 in 2005, 187 billion M3 in 2010 and 257 billion M3 in 2015.The annual output in Ya 13-1 gas field is 3.4 billion m3 and the pipeline has reached Basuo, a town in Dongfang which is 130 kilometers away from Yangpu. With the annual output of 24 billion M3, Dongfang 1-1 gas field put into operation in 2003, Natural gas has being transmitted to Yangpu.