Qingdao
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Qingdao (Cheenese: 青岛; pinyin: Qīngdǎo (help·info)), historically kent as Tsingtao, is a major ceety in eastren Shandong provincee, Eastren Cheenae, wi a population o ower 8.715 million (2010 census). Its biggit up aurie, made o 6 urban destricts an 4 coonty-level ceeties, is home tae aboot 4,896,000 indwallers in 2010.
Qingdao 青岛 | |
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Sub-provincial ceety | |
青岛市 | |
Clockwise frae tap left: A Stone biggin in Ba Da Guan, A hoose in the auld section o Qingdao, Qingdao TV Touer, Qingdao skyline an Zhan Qiao Pier, 4 Mey Square | |
Location o Qingdao Ceety (yellae) in Shandong province | |
Coordinates: 36°04′N 120°23′E | |
Kintra | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
Province | Shandong |
Municipal seat | Shinan Destrict |
Govrenment | |
• CPC Secretary | Li Qun (李群) |
• Mayor | Zhang Xinqi (张新起) |
Area | |
• Sub-provincial ceety | 11026 km2 (4,257 sq mi) |
• Laund | 11026 km2 (4,257 sq mi) |
• Urban | 1411 km2 (545 sq mi) |
• Metro | 3138 km2 (1,212 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Sub-provincial ceety | 8,715,100 |
• Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
• Urban | 3,718,800 |
• Urban density | 2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart) |
Postal code | 266000 |
Area code(s) | 532 |
GDP | RMB¥ 730.21 billion (2012) |
GDP per capita | RMB¥ 65,827 (2010) |
License Plate Prefix | 鲁B & 鲁U |
Coastline | 862.64 km (536.02 mi) (inclusive of offshore islands) 730.64 km (454.00 mi) (exclusive of islands) |
Major Naitionalities | Han: 99.86% |
Coonty-level diveesions | 10 |
Website | www.qingdao.gov.cn |
Qingdao | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semplifeed Cheenese | 青岛 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tradeetional Cheenese | 青島 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Postal | Tsingtao | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeteral meanin | lush island or green island | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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It borders Yantai tae the northeast, Weifang tae the wast an Rizhao tae the soothwast. Qīng (青) in Cheenese means "green" or "lush", while dǎo (岛) means "island". Qingdao is admeenistered at the sub-provincial level.
Lyin across the Shandong Peninsulae while leukin oot tae the Yellae Sea, Qingdao is a major seaport, naval base, an industrial centre. It is an aa the steid o the Tsingtao Brewery. The warld's langest sea bridge, the Qingdao Haiwan Bridge, airts the main urban aurie o Qingdao wi Huangdao destrict, straddlin the Jiaozhou Bay sea auries.[1] Qingdao is named Cheenae's maist livable ceety.[2][3][4][5]