Qingdao Facts

Qingdao is a sub-provincial city of Shandong Province, and a big economic center second only to Shanghai in eastern China.

Abbreviation: jiao, qin and qing (胶，琴，青 in Chinese)
Coordinates: 35°35′- 37°09′N and 119°30′- 121°00′E
Country: China
Mayor: Xia Geng
Population: total 7,615,600 permanent residents with 2,762,500 people in urban area
Currency: Yuan (Renminbi)
Language: Mandarin Chinese and Qingdao dialect
Time Zone: China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Area: 10,654 square kilometers
Administrative Divisions: 7 districts and 5 county-level cities
Altitude: 76 meters
City Flower: camellia japonica and China Rose
City Tree: deodar cedar
Main River: Dagu River, North Jiaolai River, etc.
GDP (2008): Total – CNY 443.6 billion; Per capita – CNY 58,327

Sister Cities:
Japan: Shimonoseki
USA: Long Beach (California), Miami (Florida)
Mexico: Acapulco
Germany: Wilhelmshaven, Paderborn
Ukraine: Odessa
South Korea: Daegu
Israel: Ness-Ziona
Holland: Velsen
UK: Southampton
Ireland: Galway
Chile: Puerto Montt
Russia: Perm, St.Petersburg
Uruguay: Montevideo
Lithuania: Klaipeda
Spain: Bilbao
France: Nantes, Brest
Mauritius: Grand Port/Savanne District
Thailand: Chiang Mai Province
New Zealand: North Shore City 

Qingdao Location - Where is Qingdao

Qingdao Districts

Qingdao has total 7 districts and 5 county-level cities under its administration.

4 district in urban area: Shinan District, Shibei District, Sifang District and Licang District.

3 districts in suburb: Laoshan District, Chengyang District and Huangdao District.

5 county-level cities: Jiaozhou City, Jimo City, Pingdu City, Jiaonan City and Laixi City.

Qingdao Codes

Qingdao Postal Code: Qingdao postal codes range from 266000 to 266753. However, not all within the range are in use.

Qingdao Area Code: International dialing code is 0532 while international telephone calling code is +0086-532.

Qingdao in Chinese