Wafangdian

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Wafangdian 瓦房店市
County-level city
Wafangdian Location in Liaoning
Coordinates (Wafangdian government): 39°37′38″N 121°58′47″E / 39.6271°N 121.9796°E / 39.6271; 121.9796
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Liaoning
Sub-provincial city	Dalian
Seat	No. 1 Century Square (世纪广场1号)
Area [1]
• County-level city	3,576.40 km2 (1,380.86 sq mi)
• Urban [2]	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 [2]	330,400
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	116300
Dalian district map	Subdivisions of Dalian, Liaoning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Core 1 Zhongshan 2 Xigang 3 Shahekou 4 Ganjingzi Suburban 5 Lüshunkou 6 Jinzhou 9 Pulandian Satellite 8 Wafangdian 10 Zhuanghe Rural 7 Changhai Co.
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.gov.cn

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.