Wukan (Chinese: 乌坎村; pinyin: Wūkǎn Cūn) is a coastal fishing village in Donghai Subdistrict [zh] (东海街道), in the county-level city of Lufeng, Guangdong.[1][2] 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.[3]

Wukan 乌坎村
Village
Wukan Location in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°53′18″N 115°40′13″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Shanwei
County level city	Lufeng
Subdistrict	Donghai [zh]

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

See also

• List of villages in China
• Lufeng
• Protest and dissent in China
• Wukan protests

References

External links

• Wukan: China's Democracy Experiment - 6-part documentary by Al Jazeera English

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