Rizhao
Rizhao
日照市 Jihchao | |
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Rizhao Seaport | |
Location of Rizhao City jurisdiction in Shandong | |
| Coordinates (Rizhao municipal government): 35°25′01″N 119°31′37″E / 35.417°N 119.527°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| County-level divisions | 4 |
| Municipal seat | Donggang District |
| Government | |
| • CCP Municipal Committee Secretary | Li Zaiwu (李在武) |
| • Mayor | Wang Xinsheng (王新生) |
| Area | |
| 5,359 km2 (2,069 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1,915 km2 (739 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,507 km2 (582 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 2,968,365 | |
| • Density | 553.9/km2 (1,435/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,551,513 |
| • Urban density | 810.2/km2 (2,098/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,172,205 |
| • Metro density | 777.8/km2 (2,015/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 256 billion US$ 36 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 87,000 US$ 12,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 276800 |
| Area code | 0633 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SD-11 |
| License Plate Prefix | 鲁L |
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| Chinese | 日照 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Sunshine" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rizhao (Chinese: 日照; pinyin: Rìzhào), alternatively romanized as Jihchao, is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Shandong province, China. It is situated on the coastline along the Yellow Sea, and features a major seaport, the Port of Rizhao. It borders Qingdao to the northeast, Weifang to the north, Linyi to the west and southwest, and faces Korea and Japan across the Yellow Sea to the east.
The name of the city literally means "sunshine". The city is known for its sustainability, and it mandates solar-water heaters in all new buildings. Rizhao city was recognized by the United Nations as one of the most habitable cities in the world in 2009.
The city population stands at 2,968,365 people as of the 2020 Chinese census, of whom 1,172,205 live in the urban area of Donggang District. As of 2024, the resident population is estimated at 2,929,000. Compared with the 2,801,013 people in 2010 Chinese census, there has been a total increase of 167,352 people in the past decade, an increase of 5.97%, with an average annual growth rate of 0.58%.