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Dongying

Dongying
东营市
Prefecture-level city
Location of Dongying City administration in Shandong
Location of Dongying City administration in Shandong
Dongying is located in China
Dongying
Dongying
Location in China
Coordinates (Dongying District): 37°27′N 118°28′E / 37.450°N 118.467°E / 37.450; 118.467Coordinates: 37°27′N 118°28′E / 37.450°N 118.467°E / 37.450; 118.467
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 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.


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