Dongying
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| Administration Type | Prefecture-level city |
| City Seat | Dongying District () |
| Area | 7,923 km² |
| Coastline | 350.34 km |
| Population | 1,768,116 (2003) |
| GDP - Total - Per Capita |
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| Major Nationalities | Han - 99.75% Hui - 0.119% Manchu - 0.060% |
| County-level divisions | 5 |
| Township-level divisions | 43 |
| CPC Committee Secretary | Shi Jun (石军) |
| Mayor | Liu Guoxin (刘国信) |
| Area code | 546 |
| Postal Code | 257000 (Dongying District) 257200-257500 (Other areas) |
| License Plate Prefix | 鲁E |
Dongying (simplified Chinese: 东营; pinyin: Dōngyíng) is a prefecture-level city in Shandong province, People's Republic of China. Located around the mouth of the Yellow River, Dongying borders Binzhou to the west, Zibo to the southwest, and Weifang to the south. The city's 350-km coastline borders the Laizhou Bay and the Bohai Bay to the east and north respectively.
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[edit] Administration
The prefecture-level city of Dongying administers 5 county-level divisions, including 2 districts and 3 counties.
- Dongying District (东营区)
- Hekou District (河口区)
- Guangrao County (广饶县)
- Lijin County (利津县)
- Kenli County (垦利县)
These are further divided into 43 township-level divisions, including 23 towns, 13 townships and 7 subdistricts.
[edit] History
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.
[edit] Geography
Dongying is located on the banks of the Yellow River Delta. It has an area of 7,923 km².
[edit] Economy
A large part of the city's economy revolves around petroleum and the nearby Shengli Oil Field.
Industries include: petroleum, petrochemistry, saline chemistry, papermaking, machinery, electronics, construction, building materials, foodstuff processing, pneumatic tires and rubber, textile and light industries.
Dongying is one of the world's leading producers of rubber tires. It has more tire factories than any other city in the world.[citation needed]
Recently, Dogying's economy has grown significantly, reflecting the high development of china's economy.[citation needed] The city's growing manufacturing sector and its proximity to oil reserves have led to increased company investments. An example is DuPont - in 2005, Dupont invested 5 billion yuan to build a TiO2 factory in the area. After this project's completion, it will become the largest investment outside of the US for Dupont.
[edit] Education
Dongying is home to one major University, China University of Petroleum, as well as several colleges and technical schools.
[edit] Sister City
Midland, Texas (USA) - Midland is known for producing oil.
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[edit] External links
- Government website of Dongying (in Simplified Chinese)
- Profile of Dongying from WECP
- An Expat's Guide to Dongying
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