Weifang
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Weifang 潍坊市 |
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Top: Panorama view of Zhucheng area, Middle left:Arch of Dongfengjie Bridge area, Middle right:Weifang Kite Museum, Bottom left:Stature of Lu Ban, nearby Weifang People's Park, Bottom right:Fangci historial heritage area
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 Location of Weifang City jurisdiction in Shandong |
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 Weifang
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| Coordinates: 36°43′N 119°06′E / 36.717°N 119.100°ECoordinates: 36°43′N 119°06′E / 36.717°N 119.100°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Municipal seat | Kuiwen District |
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| Government | |
| • Party Secretary | Du Changwen |
| • Mayor | Liu Shuguang |
| 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 (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 9,086,241 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,044,028 |
| • Urban density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,659,938 |
| • Metro density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Major nationalities | Han Chinese |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 261000 (Urban center) 261300, 261500, 262100, 262200, 262400-262700 (Other areas) |
| Area code(s) | 536 |
| License plate prefixes | G &鲁V |
| GDP | CNY 478.67 billion (2014) |
| 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. Its population was 9,086,241 at the 2010 census, of whom 2,659,938 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of 4 urban districts (Kuiwen, Weicheng, Hanting and Fangzi) and Changle County largely being urbanized.
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.
The prefecture-level city of Weifang administers 12 county-level divisions, including 4 districts, 6 county-level cities and 2 counties.
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