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Rizhao
Shandong, China · Asia
About Rizhao
Rizhao sits on the route: 25 minutes from Heshan.
Rizhao is in Shandong, China, with about 660,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Heshan, about 12 km away.
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 theRead more
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%.
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Rizhao is in Shandong, China, about 12 km from Heshan.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 661,943
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- China
- Region
- Shandong
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 35.4141, 119.5291
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