Laizhou

Also known as Laizhou City, Laizhou Shi, Laizhoushi, city of Laizhou, Laizhou County, Lai-chou, Lai-chou City, Lai-chou Shih

Laizhou, alternately romanized as Laichow, is a county-level city in the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong Province, China. As of 2008, Laizhou had a population of 902,000, out of which 188,000 are urban residents.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Laizhou
Settlement.other_name: Laichow
Settlement.settlement_type: County-level city
Settlement.image_map: Laizhou-Yantai-Shandong-China.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Laizhou's jurisdiction in Yantai
Settlement.pushpin_map: China Shandong
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Shandong
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Shandong
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture-level city
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Yantai
Settlement.parts_type: Divisions - County-level - Township-level
Settlement.parts: 11 townships, 5 subdistricts
Settlement.government_type: County level City
Settlement.leader_title: CPC Secretary
Settlement.leader_title1: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 莱州市
Population: 824708
Area: 1928.03
Official website: www.laizhou.gov.cn

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Commons category: Laizhou
postal code: 261400

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Laizhou traditionally boasts strong economy due to its abundant natural resources, such as gold, magnesium, granite, and salt. Laizhou produces about 15% of the gold production of the whole nation, around 55,000 pounds annually. It is ranked 37th among other similarly sized cities in the nation and top 10 in Shandong Province. In 2010, the GDP of Laizhou reached US$7.3 billion. Laizhou Port is one of the major ports in the Yellow River Delta.