Weihai
Weihai (Chinese: 威海; pinyin: Wēihǎi), formerly Weihaiwei (Chinese: 威海卫; pinyin: Wēihǎiwèi; lit. 'Mighty Sea Fort'), is a prefecture-level city and major seaport city in easternmost Shandong province of China. It borders Yantai to the west and the Yellow Sea to the east, and is the closest Chinese city to South Korea (specifically, Chengshan to Yeonpyeongdo, 174km).
"Weihaiwei" redirects here. For the British territory, see British Weihaiwei.
Weihai
威海市
4
66
Yan Jianbo (闫剑波)
Kong Fanping (孔凡萍)
5,956 km2 (2,300 sq mi)
15.98 km2 (6.17 sq mi) 0.2756%
2,605.9 km2 (1,006.1 sq mi)
776.7 km2 (299.9 sq mi)
25 m (82 ft)
418 m (1,371 ft)
0 m (0 ft)
2,906,548
490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
1,728,259
660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
1,164,730
1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
CN¥ 128,774
US$ 19,460
631
鲁K
371000
Compared with the 2804771 people in the 2010 Chinese census, there has been a total increase of 101777 people over the past decade, an increase of 3.63%, with an average annual growth rate of 0.36%. [4][5]Weihai's population was 2,804,771 as of the 2020 Chinese census, of whom 1,164,730 lived in the current built-up (or metro) area of (Huancui District) even though Wendeng district to the south with 563,529 inhabitants is soon being conurbated.The permanent population of the city is 2906548.There are two county-level cities within Weihai; Rongcheng had a built up area with 714,211 inhabitants, while Rushan had 464,078 inhabitants in 2020. A subway is planned with 4 lines and 204.6 km (127.1 mi) route length to link all city districts. The first phase, Line 1 and 2 is planned for 2025.
Campuses of Shandong University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Harbin University of Science and Technology, as well as Shandong Jiaotong University are located in Weihai.
Secondary Schools