Dongying

Dongying, a prefecture-level city, lies on the northern (Bohai Sea) coast of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. As of the 2020 census, 2,193,518 people resided within its administrative area of 7923.26 km2 and 1,188,656 in the built-up area made up of Dongying and Kenli districts. Dongying is home to the Shengli Oilfield, which after the Daqing oilfield is the second largest oilfield in China.

Administration
The prefecture-level city of Dongying administers five county-level divisions, including three districts and two counties:


 * Dongying District (东营区)
 * Hekou District (河口区)
 * Kenli District (垦利区)
 * Guangrao County (广饶县)
 * Lijin County (利津县)

These are further divided into 43 township-level divisions, including 23 towns, 13 townships and seven subdistricts.

History
The city was established in 1983, as a base for developing the Yellow River Delta and China's second largest oilfield, Shengli Field. It was named after the establishment of Dongying and Xiying camps during the Eastern Expedition by Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty. Later, Dongying Village was formed, and in 1964, the headquarters of the North China Petroleum Exploration Battle was established in this village.The following year, the Dongying Office in the Huimin area was established here. In 1982, the State Council approved the establishment of a prefecture level city, named "Dongying".

Geography
Dongying is located on the banks of the Yellow River Delta of Northern Shandong Province. Bordering prefectures are: The city is located at 36° 55'–38° 10' N latitude and 118° 07′–119° 10' E longitude, and has a total area of 7923 km2. The city's 350 km coastline borders Laizhou Bay and Bohai Bay to the east and north respectively.
 * Binzhou to the west
 * Zibo to the southwest
 * Weifang to the south

Climate
Dongying has a monsoon-influenced, four-season humid continental climate Köppen Dwa), with hot, humid summers, and cold but dry winters. The city is dry and nearly rainless in spring, hot and rainy in summer, crisp in autumn and dry and cold (with little snow) in winter. The average annual temperature is 13.5 °C, and the annual precipitation is 527.7 mm, with a strong summer maximum, and high variability from year to year. January is the coldest and driest month, with a mean temperature of -2.2 °C and 5.1 mm of equivalent rainfall. July is the hottest and wettest month; the corresponding numbers are 27.0 °C, and 136.7 mm.

Economy
A large part of the city's economy revolves around petroleum and the nearby Shengli Oil Field.

Industries include petroleum, petrochemistry, saline chemistry, papermaking, machinery, electronics, construction, building materials, foodstuff processing, pneumatic tires and rubber, textiles, and light industries.

Dongying is one of the world's leading producers of rubber tires. It has more tire factories than any other city in the world.

Recently, Dongying's economy has grown significantly, reflecting the high development of China's economy. The city's growing manufacturing sector and its proximity to oil reserves have led to increased company investments. An example is DuPont, which invested five billion yuan in 2005 to build a titanium dioxide factory in the area. After this project's completion, it became the largest investment outside of the US for DuPont.

Transportation

 * Zibo–Dongying railway (Dongying railway station)
 * Dezhou–Dajiawa railway (passenger service available at Dongying South railway station)
 * Dongying Port railway (freight only)
 * Dongying Shengli Airport

A new bus station was built between the east and west sides of the city, on Huanghe Road. Connections to Beijing, Qingdao and Jinan, among many other cities are available on a daily basis.

Education
Dongying is home to one major university, the China University of Petroleum, as well as several colleges and technical schools. There are also many top high schools located in Dongying, one of those is Shengli Oilfield No.1 Middle School. Founded in 1965, rated as the most successful middle and high schools in China in a research hold by Beijing University in 2014, it is the first provincial standardized school in Shandong Province. There are 114 classes in the school with more than 5,300 students.

Explosion
There was an explosion that occurred at a chemical factory starting on Monday, 31 August 2015. Thirteen people died and several were detained by authorities.

Sister city

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