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Weifang
潍坊市 | |
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Coordinates (Weifang municipal government): 36°42′29″N 119°09′43″E / 36.708°N 119.162°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shandong |
Municipal seat | Kuiwen District |
Subdivisions | |
Government | |
• Party Secretary | Liu Yun |
• Mayor | Liu Jianjun |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 16,143.14 km2 (6,232.90 sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,646.1 km2 (1,021.7 sq mi) |
• Metro | 3,746.6 km2 (1,446.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 32 m (106 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[1] | |
• Prefecture-level city | 9,386,705 |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,511,721 |
• Urban density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
• Metro | 3,095,520 |
• Metro density | 830/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
• Major nationalities | Han Chinese |
GDP[2] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 615.7 billion US$ 93 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 65,721 US$ 9,932 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 261000 (Urban center) 261300, 261500, 262100, 262200, 262400-262700 (Other areas) |
Area code | 536 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-SD-07 |
License plate prefixes | 鲁G & 鲁V |
Coastline | 113 kilometres (70 mi) |
Website | http://www.weifang.gov.cn/ |
Weifang (simplified Chinese: 潍坊; traditional Chinese: 濰坊; pinyin: Wéifāng) is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province, People's Republic of China. The city borders Dongying to the northwest, Zibo to the west, Linyi to the southwest, Rizhao to the south, Qingdao to the east, and looks out to the Laizhou Bay to the north. [3]Its population was 9,386,705 at the 2020 census, of whom 3,095,520 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of four urban districts (Kuiwen, Weicheng, Hanting and Fangzi) and Changle County largely being urbanized.[4]
Weifang has numerous natural and historic sites, such as Shihu Garden (from the Late Ming and early Qing dynasty), Fangong Pavilion (from the Song dynasty), fossil sites (including dinosaur fossils, in Shanwang, Linqu), Mount Yi National Forest Park, Mount Qingyun and the Old Dragon Spring. Painted New Year woodcuts from Yangjiabu are also well known.[5] The city is served by Weifang Airport to various cities across China.[6]