Qinhuangdao

39°53′18″N 119°31′13″E

Qinhuangdao
秦皇岛市
Clockwise from the top: Aerial view of the city, Shanhai Pass, Longtan Falls, Yan Mountains, Old Dragon Head, Habitat Apartments
Nickname(s): 
Back Garden of Beijing and Tianjin (京津后花园)
Location of Qinhuangdao City jurisdiction in Hebei
Qinhuangdao
Location of the city centre in Hebei
Qinhuangdao
Qinhuangdao (Northern China)
Qinhuangdao
Qinhuangdao (China)
Coordinates (People's Square): 39°56′26″N 119°35′42″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Settled1737
EstablishedMarch 3, 1983
Municipal seatHaigang District
Government
  Party SecretaryMeng Xiangwei
  MayorZhang Ruishu
Area
  Prefecture-level city7,791.57 km2 (3,008.34 sq mi)
  Urban
2,122.9 km2 (819.7 sq mi)
  Metro
2,122.9 km2 (819.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Prefecture-level city3,136,879
  Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
  Urban
1,881,047
  Urban density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
  Metro
1,881,047
  Metro density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
066000
Area code(0)335
ISO 3166 codeCN-HE-03
Licence Plate Prefix冀C
Websitehttp://www.qhd.gov.cn/
Qinhuangdao
"Qinhuangdao", as written in Simplified Chinese (top) and Traditional Chinese (bottom)
Simplified Chinese秦皇岛
Traditional Chinese秦皇島
Literal meaningQin Shi Huang Island

Qinhuangdao (/ˈɪnˈhwɑːŋˈd/; Chinese: 秦皇岛) is a port city on the coast of China in northern Hebei. It is administratively a prefecture-level city, about 300 km (190 mi) east of Beijing, on the Bohai Sea, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea. Its population during the 2020 national census was 3,136,879, with 1,881,047 people living in the built-up (or 'metro') area made up of 4 urban districts.

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