Zhaoyuan, Shandong

Zhaoyuan
招远市
Chaoyuan
Location in Yantai
Location in Yantai
Zhaoyuan is located in Shandong
Zhaoyuan
Zhaoyuan
Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 37°21′32.40″N 120°23′45.60″E / 37.3590000°N 120.3960000°E / 37.3590000; 120.3960000
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityYantai
Area
 • Total
1,432.32 km2 (553.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
560,234
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
265400
Websitewww.zhaoyuan.gov.cn
Zhaoyuan
Traditional Chinese招遠
Simplified Chinese招远
PostalChaoyuan
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāoyuǎn
Wade–GilesChao1-yüan3

Zhaoyuan (simplified Chinese: 招远市; traditional Chinese: 招遠市; pinyin: Zhāoyuǎn Shì) is a county-level city within the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong Province, China, located on the Bohai Sea.[1] Zhaoyuan is well known for its abundant gold deposit and production, and is occasionally nicknamed "China's gold capital" (simplified Chinese: 中国金都; traditional Chinese: 中國金都).[2][3]

The city spans an area of 1,432.32 square kilometres (553.02 sq mi),[4] and has a population of 560,234 as of 2019.[5]

  1. ^ 招远市概况地图. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2012-10-09. Archived from the original on 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  2. ^ 黄金文化 (in Chinese). Zhaoyuan People's Government. 2019-09-09. Archived from the original on 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  3. ^ 招远年产黄金超百万两,招金集团占据半壁江山. gold.org.cn (in Chinese). 2013-01-05. Archived from the original on 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  4. ^ 自然环境 (in Chinese). Zhaoyuan People's Government. 2019-09-04. Archived from the original on 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  5. ^ 人口民族 (in Chinese). Zhaoyuan People's Government. 2020-05-14. Archived from the original on 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2020-12-06.