Haiqu County
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Rizhao 日照市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
Rizhao Seaport
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 Location of Rizhao City jurisdiction in Shandong |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Shandong |
| County-level divisions | 4 |
| Municipal seat |
Donggang District (35°25′N 119°26′E / 35.417°N 119.433°E) |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Yang Jun (杨军) |
| • Mayor | Li Tongdao (李同道) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 5,310 km2 (2,050 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,915 km2 (739 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,507 km2 (582 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,801,100 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,143,078 |
| • Urban density | 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 865,032 |
| • Metro density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 0633 |
| License Plate Prefix | 鲁L |
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| Chinese | 日照 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Literal meaning | "Sunshine" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Rìzhào |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Ryhjaw |
| Wade–Giles | Jih4-chao4 |
| IPA | [ɻɨ̂.ʈʂâu] |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Yat-jiuh |
| Jyutping | Jat3-ziu6 |
| Southern Min | |
| Tâi-lô | Ji̍t-tsiò |
Rizhao (Chinese: 日照) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Shandong province, China. It is situated on the coastline along the Yellow Sea, and features a major seaport. It borders Qingdao to the northeast, Weifang to the north, Linyi to the west and southwest, and faces Korea and Japan across the Yellow Sea to the east.
The name of the city literally means "sunshine". The city is known for its sustainability, and it mandates solar-water heaters in all new buildings. Rizhao city was recognized by the United Nations as one of the most habitable cities in the world in 2009.
The city population stands at 2,801,100 as of the 2010 census. Out of those, a little over 865,000 people live in the urban area of Donggang district.
Rizhao is located at the place where the ancient Dawenkou culture and the Longshan culture flourished. Rizhao belonged to the Dongyi people during the Xia and Shang dynasties (2070-1046 BC), and to Ju and Yue states in the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC) and the Warring States period (476-221 BC). It became a part of Langye Commandery in the Qin dynasty (221-206 BC). Rizhao was named Haiqu County () during the Western Han (206 BC-25 AD) and Xihai County under the Eastern Han (25-220 AD).
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