Laiyang
Native name莱阳市
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityYantai
Area total1734 km²
Population as of2020
Population total872000
Time zoneChina Standard (UTC+8)
Coordinates36°58′33″N 120°42′49″E
Postal code265200
Websitewww.laiyang.gov.cn

Laiyang city (traditional Chinese: 萊陽; simplified Chinese: 莱阳; pinyin: Láiyáng) is a county-level city within Yantai bordering Qingdao, located in the middle of the Shandong Peninsula, in Shandong province, China. The majority (70%) of its population are farmers and it is famous for producing the Laiyang pear. As of 2010, it had a population of 923,000.[citation needed]

Administrative divisions

As of 2012, this city is divided into 4 subdistricts and 14 towns.[1]

Subdistricts
  • Chengxiang Subdistrict (城厢街道)
  • Guliu Subdistrict (古柳街道)
  • Longwangzhuang Subdistrict (龙旺庄街道)
  • Fenggezhuang Subdistrict (冯格庄街道)
Towns

Economy

According to the official website of the Laiyang Municipal People's Government

In 2022, Laiyang's GDP will be 51 billion yuan, an increase of 4.1% year-on-year at comparable prices. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 6.458 billion yuan, up by 5.7 percent; the added value of the secondary industry was 21.517 billion yuan, up by 6.3 percent; the added value of the tertiary industry was 23.025 billion yuan, up by 1.7 percent. The structure of the three industries was adjusted to 12.7: 42.2: 45.1.

In 2023, Laiyang's GDP will be 51.439 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.2% at constant prices. By industry, the added value of the primary industry was 6.596 billion yuan, up by 5.3 percent year-on-year; the added value of the secondary industry was 21.319 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.5%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 23.524 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.8%. The structure of the three industries was adjusted to 12.8: 41.5: 45.7.

Famous enterprises: Longda Group, Luhua Group[2]

Population

At the end of 2020, according to the seventh national census, the total permanent population of Laiyang City was 791,400, a decrease of 0.5%. Among them, the permanent urban population is 427,800. The urbanization rate of permanent residents was 54.06%, an increase of 0.52% over the previous year.

At the end of 2010, the total population of the city was 878,600, of which 151,900 were non-agricultural.

Transport

References

  1. ^ "zh:潍坊市-行政区划网" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ "www.laiyang.gov.cn/jsearchfront/search.do?websiteid=370682000000000&searchid=5&pg=&p=1&tpl=29&q=2022%E5%B9%B4%E8%8E%B1%E9%98%B3%E5%B8%82%E5%9B%BD%E6%B0%91%E7%BB%8F%E6%B5%8E%E5%92%8C%E7%A4%BE%E4%BC%9A%E5%8F%91%E5%B1%95%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1%E5%85%AC%E6%8A%A5&pq=&oq=&eq=&sortFields=&pos=&begin=&end="[dead link]