Longkou

Longkou (simplified Chinese: 龙口; traditional Chinese: 龍口; pinyin: Lóngkǒu), formerly Huang County (simplified Chinese: 黄县; traditional Chinese: 黃縣; pinyin: Huáng Xiàn), is a port city in northeastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China, facing the Bohai Sea to the north and the Laizhou Bay to the west. Longkou, a county-level city, is administered by the prefecture-level city of Yantai. The total population of Longkou is 620,000.

History

Longkou was formerly known as Huang County, and was renamed to the current name in 1986.

Administrative divisions

There are 5 subdistricts and 8 towns under the city's administration:

Subdistricts:

Towns:

Geography

Longkou is a coastal harbour city adjacent to Yantai to the east, linked to Qingdao to the south. Its administrative area (county-level city) covers 893 km² (345 sq mi) and contains a coastline of 68.4 km (42.5 mi).