Gaizhou

Gaizhou
盖州市
Location in Yingkou
Location in Yingkou
Gaizhou is located in Liaoning
Gaizhou
Gaizhou
Location in Liaoning
Coordinates: 40°24′N 122°21′E / 40.400°N 122.350°E / 40.400; 122.350
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceLiaoning
Prefecture-level cityYingkou
Area
 • County-level city2,930.0 km2 (1,131.3 sq mi)
 • Urban
150.00 km2 (57.92 sq mi)
Elevation
9.1 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • County-level city704,000
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
 • Urban
231,100
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Gaizhou
Traditional Chinese蓋州
Simplified Chinese盖州
PostalKaichow
Kaihsien (1965–1992)
Kaiping (until 1965)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGàizhōu
Wade–GilesKai4-chou1
Gaixian
Traditional Chinese蓋縣
Simplified Chinese盖县
PostalKaihsien
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGàixiàn
Wade–GilesKai4-hsien4
Gaiping
Traditional Chinese蓋平
Simplified Chinese盖平
PostalKaiping
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGàipíng
Wade–GilesKai4-ping2

Gaizhou (simplified Chinese: 盖州; traditional Chinese: 蓋州; pinyin: Gàizhōu), formerly Gaixian, Gaiping, and Kaiping, is a county-level city in Liaoning province, China. It is under the administration of Yingkou City, which lies 31 km (19 mi) to the north-northwest, and is located at the northwest end of the Liaodong Peninsula near the northeast coast of the Bohai Sea.

  1. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.