Wafangdian
County-level city in Liaoning, People's Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wafangdian (Chinese: 瓦房店; pinyin: Wǎfángdiàn), formerly Fuhsien (Fuxian) or Fu County (simplified Chinese: 复县; traditional Chinese: 復縣; pinyin: Fù Xiàn), is one of the two "northern county-level cities", the other being Zhuanghe, under the administration of Dalian, located in the south of Liaoning province, China. The city is famous for its ball bearing industry. Wafangdian Bearing Factory is the largest bearing manufacturer in Asia and was initially built by the Japanese during World War II. Its area is 3,576.40 square kilometres (1,380.86 sq mi) and its permanent population as of 2010[update] is 942,197, compared to 1,024,876 registered with hukou permits.[1][3] The city borders the prefecture-level city of Yingkou to the northeast.
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Wafangdian
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Coordinates (Wafangdian government): 39°37′38″N 121°58′47″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | People's Republic of China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Province | Liaoning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sub-provincial city | Dalian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seat | No. 1 Century Square (世纪广场1号) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Area | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• County-level city | 3,576.40 km2 (1,380.86 sq mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Urban | 167.50 km2 (64.67 sq mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Population (2010)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• County-level city | 942,197 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Estimate (2017) | 1,018,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Urban | 330,400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Postal code | 116300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dalian district map |
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GDP | 51.1 billion RMB (US$7.87 billion)[4][5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GDP per capita | 48874 RMB (US$7526)[4][5] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GDP annual growth rate | 22.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division code | 210281 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | dlwfd |