Jieshi, Shandong Explained

Jieshi
Native Name:界石镇
Native Name Lang:zh
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:China Shandong
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Shandong
Coordinates:37.2767°N 121.8735°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Shandong
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Weihai
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Wendeng
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:186.4
Elevation M:44
Elevation Ft:144
Population Total:32300
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:China Standard
Utc Offset1:+8

Jieshi is a town under the administration of Wendeng District, eastern Shandong province, China.

History

In its present form, it was formed in 2001.

Location

Jieshi is located west-northwest of central Wendeng. Within Wendeng, it borders the town of to the south.[1] It also borders Huancui District to the north and Yantai City's Muping District to the west. The town oversees 65 administrative villages (Chinese: 行政村) and 88 natural villages (Chinese: 自然村).

Jieshi sits in a basin surrounded on four sides by low-lying mountains, among them the Kunyu Mountains (Chinese: 昆嵛山), the primary peak of which is Mount Taibo (Chinese: 泰礴顶).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . zh:界石镇 . XZQH.org . Chinese . 13 April 2010 . 2011-07-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121017091101/http://www.xzqh.org/html/2010/0413/11766.html . 17 October 2012 .