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Shibei, Qingdao

Coordinates: 36°05′15″N 120°22′30″E / 36.08750°N 120.37500°E / 36.08750; 120.37500
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Shibei
市北区
Shibei in Qingdao
Shibei in Qingdao
Shibei is located in Shandong
Shibei
Shibei
Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 36°05′15″N 120°22′30″E / 36.08750°N 120.37500°E / 36.08750; 120.37500
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Sub-provincial cityQingdao
Township-level divisions23 subdistricts
District seatDunhua Road Subdistrict (敦化路街道)
Area
 • Total63.18 km2 (24.39 sq mi)
Elevation
32 m (104 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total1,111,000
 • Density18,000/km2 (46,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
266011
Area code0532
Websiteshibei.qingdao.gov.cn

Shibei District (Chinese: 市北区; pinyin: Shìběi Qū; lit. 'North City District') is an urban district of Qingdao, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. As of 2010, it has an area of 63.18 square kilometres (24.39 sq mi) and around 1,027,000 inhabitants. In December 2012, the neighbouring Sifang District was merged into Shibei.[1]

Administrative divisions

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Shibei District is divided into 23 subdistricts, the latter seven of which were ceded from Sifang District:[2][3]

Economy

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Port

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Shibei is home to part of the Qingdao Port, one of China's major trade ports and the seventh busiest in the world, with wharves for ore, crude oil, and coal. It operates more than 125 international sea routes to more than 450 ports in more than 130 countries and regions around the world. In 2009, the port handled 317 million tons of cargo, with 222 million tons from foreign trade and 10.28 million standard containers, making it the world's seventh largest port (ninth in foreign cargo).[4]

References

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  1. ^ 青岛调整部分行政区划 撤销黄岛区、胶南市等 (in Chinese). Sina Finance. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  2. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:市北区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  3. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:四方区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  4. ^ "Transport & Communications". www.qingdao-invest.gov.cn. Qingdao Municipal Overseas Investment Promotion Bureau. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
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