Rizhao
日照市 Jihchao | |
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 Rizhao Seaport | |
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 Location of Rizhao City jurisdiction in Shandong | |
| Coordinates (Rizhao municipal government): 35°25′01″N 119°31′37″E / 35.417°N 119.527°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| County-level divisions | 4 |
| Municipal seat | Donggang District |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Yang Jun (杨军) |
| • Mayor | Li Tongdao (李同道) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 5,359 km2 (2,069 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,915 km2 (739 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,507 km2 (582 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,968,365 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,551,513 |
| • Urban density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,172,205 |
| • Metro density | 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| GDP[3] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 220 billion US$ 33 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 75,329 US$ 11,383 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 0633 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SD-11 |
| License Plate Prefix | 鲁L |
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| Chinese | 日照 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Sunshine" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rizhao (Chinese: 日照; pinyin: Rìzhào), alternatively romanized as Jihchao, is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Shandong province, China. It is situated on the coastline along the Yellow Sea, and features a major seaport, the Port of Rizhao. It borders Qingdao to the northeast, Weifang to the north, Linyi to the west and southwest, and faces Korea and Japan across the Yellow Sea to the east.
The name of the city literally means "sunshine".[4] The city is known for its sustainability, and it mandates solar-water heaters in all new buildings. Rizhao city was recognized by the United Nations as one of the most habitable cities in the world in 2009.[5][6]
The city population stands at 2,968,365 people as of the 2020 Chinese census, of whom 1,172,205 live in the urban area of Donggang District. Compared with the 2,801,013 people in 2010 Chinese census, there has been a total increase of 167,352 people in the past decade, an increase of 5.97%, with an average annual growth rate of 0.58%.[7]
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- ^ "China: Shāndōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ "Shandong Statistical Yearbook-2016". www.stats-sd.gov.cn.
- ^ Worldwatch Institute. (2007). State of the World : Our Urban Future. : 108
- ^ "China coastal city wins UN Habitat award - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ "Shandong Rizhao becomes the sixth city in China to win the UN Habitat Award". 杨锈祯 党正林. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Heavyweight! Announcement of the Seventh National Population Census in Rizhao City". Lanshan Statistics. 2021-06-18.