Laiyang
Laiyang
莱阳市 | |
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Location in Yantai | |
| Coordinates: 36°58′33″N 120°42′49″E / 36.97583°N 120.71361°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Yantai |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,734 km2 (670 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 872,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 265200 |
| Website | www |
Laiyang city (simplified Chinese: 莱阳; traditional Chinese: 萊陽; pinyin: Láiyáng) is a county-level city within Yantai bordering Qingdao, located in the middle of the Shandong Peninsula, in Shandong province, China. The majority (70%) of its population are farmers and it is famous for producing the Laiyang pear. As of 2010, it had a population of 923,000.