Dalian (simplifeed Cheenese: 大连; traditeeonal Cheenese: 大連; pinyin: Dàlián; Mandarin pronunciation: ) is a major ceety an seaport in the sooth o Liaoning province, Northeast Cheenae.
It faces Shandong tae the sooth, the Yellae Sea tae the east an the Bohai Sea tae the wast an sooth. Hauldin sub-provincial admeenistrative status, Dalian is the soothrenmaist ceety o Northeast Cheenae an Cheenae's northrenmaist warm water port. The seicont lairgest ceety in Liaoning province, next anerlie tae the caipital (Shenyang), the ceety haes a significant history o being uised bi foreign pouers as a port. The day it serves as a regional financial base an an important internaitional shippin centre an logistics hub in Northeast Asie.
Dalian 大连 | |
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Sub-provincial ceety | |
大连市 | |
Clockwise frae tap: Dalian's Skyline, Lüshun Station, Zhongshan Square Xinghai Square, an Laodong Pairk | |
Location o Dalian Ceety jurisdiction in Liaoning | |
Coordinates: 38°55′15″N 121°38′21″E / 38.92083°N 121.63917°E 121°38′21″E / 38.92083°N 121.63917°E | |
Kintra | Fowkrepublic o Cheenae |
Province | Liaoning |
Settled | 1899 |
– Transfer o sovereignty tae Japan (Treaty o Shimonoseki) | 17 Aprile 1895 |
– Roushie occupation - Japanese occupation | 3 Mairch 1898 – 2 Januar 1905 1905 – 15 August 1945 |
– Transfer o sovereignty tae Cheenae | 16 Aprile 1955 |
Municipal seat | Xigang Destrict |
Diveesions - Coonty-level | 6 destricts, 4 coonties(ceeties) |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Li Wancai |
Area | |
• Sub-provincial ceety | 13237 km2 (5,111 sq mi) |
• Laund | 12574 km2 (4,855 sq mi) |
Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
Population (2009) | |
• Sub-provincial ceety | 6,170,000 |
• Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
• Urban | 3,578,000 |
• Major ethnic groups | Han |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart) |
Postal code | 116000 |
Area code(s) | 0411 |
GDP (nominal) | 2010 |
- Tot | CNY 515.82 billion USD 76.20 billion |
- Per capita | CNY 69,165 USD 10,217 |
HDI (2008) | 0.834 – Heich |
Coastline | 1,906 km (excludin islands) |
License plate prefixes | 辽B |
Admeenistrative diveesion code | 210200 |
ISO 3166-2 | cn-21-02 |
Website | http://www.dalian.gov.cn/ |
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