Shibei, Qingdao Explained

Shibei
Settlement Type:	District
Pushpin Map:	China Shandong
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Shandong
Coordinates:	36.0875°N 120.375°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Shandong
Subdivision Type2:	Sub-provincial city
Subdivision Name2:	Qingdao
Subdivision Type3:	Township-level divisions
Subdivision Name3:	23 subdistricts
Seat Type:	District seat
Seat:	Dunhua Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 敦化路街道)
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	63.18
Elevation M:	32
Elevation Ft:	104
Population Total:	1111000
Population As Of:	2019
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	China Standard
Utc Offset1:	+8
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	266011
Area Code:	0532

Shibei District is an urban district of Qingdao, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China., it has an area of and around 1,027,000 inhabitants. In December 2012, the neighbouring Sifang District was merged into Shibei.^[1]

Administrative divisions

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

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Liaoning Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 辽宁路街道) Yan'an Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 延安路街道) Huayang Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 华阳路街道) Dengzhou Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 登州路街道) Ningxia Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 宁夏路街道) Dunhua Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 敦化路街道) Liaoyuan Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 辽源路街道) Hefei Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 合肥路街道) Xiaogang Subdistrict (Chinese: 小港街道) Dagang Subdistrict (Chinese: 大港街道) Jimo Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 即墨路街道) Taidong Subdistrict (Chinese: 台东街道)

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Zhenjiang Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 镇江路街道) Hongshanpo Subdistrict (Chinese: 洪山坡街道) Tong'an Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 同安路街道) Fushan New Area Subdistrict (Chinese: 浮山新区街道) Fuxin Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 阜新路街道) Hailun Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 海伦路街道) Jiaxing Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 嘉兴路街道) Xinglong Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 兴隆路街道) Shuiqinggou Subdistrict (Chinese: 水清沟街道) Luoyang Road Subdistrict (Chinese: 洛阳路街道) Hexi Subdistrict (Chinese: 河西街道)

Economy

Port

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]

External links

• Information page

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/20121201/220413865871.shtml. zh:青岛调整部分行政区划 撤销黄岛区、胶南市等. Sina Finance. Chinese. 1 December 2012. 2013-01-06.
2. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/37/02/370203.html . zh:2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：市北区 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . Chinese . 2013-01-06 . dead . https://archive.today/20130219215744/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/37/02/370203.html . 2013-02-19.
3. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/37/02/370205.html . zh:2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：四方区 . National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China . Chinese . 2013-01-06 . dead . https://archive.today/20130219212318/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/37/02/370205.html . 2013-02-19.
4. Web site: Transport & Communications . www.qingdao-invest.gov.cn . Qingdao Municipal Overseas Investment Promotion Bureau . September 19, 2010.