Longkou

Longkou
龙口市
Location in Yantai
Location in Yantai
Longkou is located in Shandong
Longkou
Longkou
Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 37°39′25″N 120°29′28″E / 37.657°N 120.491°E / 37.657; 120.491
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityYantai
Township-level divisions5 subdistricts
8 towns
Municipal seatXinjia Subdistrict (新嘉街道)
Area
 • Total901 km2 (348 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total635,839
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
265700

Longkou (simplified Chinese: 龙口; traditional Chinese: 龍口; pinyin: Lóngkǒu), formerly Huang County (simplified Chinese: 黄县; traditional Chinese: 黃縣; pinyin: Huáng Xiàn), is a port city in northeastern Shandong province, China, facing the Bohai Sea to the north and the Laizhou Bay to the west. Longkou, a county-level city, is administered by the prefecture-level city of Yantai. It is located in the northwest of Jiaodong Peninsula and the south bank of Bohai Bay, adjacent to Penglai District in the east, Qixia City and Zhaoyuan City in the south, Bohai Sea in the west and north, and facing Tianjin and Dalian across the sea. With a total area of 901 square kilometers, the city has jurisdiction over 5 subdistricts, 8 towns and 1 high-tech industrial park.

Longkou has been awarded many honors, such as National Civilized City, China Excellent Tourist City, National Health City, National Green Model City, National Garden City, National Sustainable Development Experimental Zone, National Ecological Protection and Construction Demonstration Zone, and provincial pilot county for transformation and upgrading of scientific development of county economy.[1]

  1. ^ "龙口市政府 文化和旅游局". www.longkou.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-03-20.