Dongying 东营市 |
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Prefecture-level city | |
Location of Dongying City administration in Shandong |
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Location in China | |
Coordinates (Dongying District): 37°27′N 118°28′E / 37.450°N 118.467°ECoordinates: 37°27′N 118°28′E / 37.450°N 118.467°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shandong |
County-level divisions | 5 |
Township-level divisions | 43 |
Municipal seat | Dongying District |
Government | |
• CPC Secretary | Zhang Qiubo (申长友) |
• Mayor | Zhao HaoZhi (赵豪志) |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 7,923.26 km2 (3,059.19 sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,155.6 km2 (446.2 sq mi) |
• Metro | 3,359.7 km2 (1,297.2 sq mi) |
Population (2010 census) | |
• Prefecture-level city | 2,035,338 |
• Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
• Urban | 756,676 |
• Urban density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
• Metro | 998,968 |
• Metro density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Area code(s) | 546 |
License Plate Prefix | 鲁E |
Website | http://www.dongying.gov.cn/ |
Dongying (simplified Chinese: 东营; traditional Chinese: 東營; pinyin: Dōngyíng), a prefecture-level city, lies on the northern (Bohai Sea) coast of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. At the 2010 census, 2,035,338 people resided within its administrative area of 7,923.26 km2 (3,059.19 sq mi) and 998,968 in the built-up area made up of Dongying district and Kenli County largely being urbanized. Dongying is home to the Shengli Oilfield which after the Daqing oilfield is the second largest oilfield in China.
The prefecture-level city of Dongying administers 5 county-level divisions, including 3 districts and 2 counties:
These are further divided into 43 township-level divisions, including 23 towns, 13 townships and 7 subdistricts.
The city was established in 1983, as a base for developing the Yellow River Delta and China's second largest oilfield, Shengli Field. The oilfield was discovered in 1964 near a small village called Dongying, which gave its name to the city.