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Dalian

大连
大连市
Clockwise frae tap: Dalian's Skyline, Lüshun Station, Zhongshan Square Xinghai Square, an Laodong Pairk
Clockwise frae tap: Dalian's Skyline, Lüshun Station, Zhongshan Square Xinghai Square, an Laodong Pairk
Location o Dalian Ceety jurisdiction in Liaoning
Location o Dalian Ceety jurisdiction in Liaoning
Dalian is located in Liaoning
Dalian
Dalian
Location o the ceety in Liaoning
Coordinates: 38°55′15″N 121°38′21″E / 38.92083°N 121.63917°E / 38.92083; 121.63917Coordinates: 38°55′15″N 121°38′21″E / 38.92083°N 121.63917°E / 38.92083; 121.63917
KintraFowkrepublic o Cheenae
ProvinceLiaoning
Settled1899
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 Cheenae16 Aprile 1955
Municipal seatXigang Destrict
Diveesions
 - Coonty-level

6 destricts, 4 coonties(ceeties)
Govrenment
 • MayorLi Wancai
Area
 • Sub-provincial ceety13237 km2 (5,111 sq mi)
 • Laund12574 km2 (4,855 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Sub-provincial ceety6,170,000
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
 • Urban
3,578,000
 • Major ethnic groups
Han
Time zoneUTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart)
Postal code
116000
Area code(s)0411
GDP (nominal)2010[2]
 - TotCNY 515.82 billion
USD 76.20 billion
 - Per capitaCNY 69,165
USD 10,217
HDI (2008)0.834 – Heich
Coastline1,906 km (excludin islands)
License plate prefixesB
Admeenistrative diveesion code210200
ISO 3166-2cn-21-02
Websitehttp://www.dalian.gov.cn/

Dalian (simplifeed Cheenese: ; traditeeonal Cheenese: ; pinyin: Dàlián; Mandarin pronunciation: [tâljɛ̌n]) 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.

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References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. Population and Employment. Dalian China. english.dl.gov.cn (2010-03-23).
  2. GDP figure of Liaoning cities is from Liaoning Statisticlal Yearbook 2011 ISBN 978-7-89468-219-2/F.419