Zhaoyuan, Shandong
Zhaoyuan
招远市 Chaoyuan | |
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Location in Yantai | |
| Coordinates: 37°21′32.40″N 120°23′45.60″E / 37.3590000°N 120.3960000°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Yantai |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,432.32 km2 (553.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 560,234 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 265400 |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 招遠 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 招远 | ||||||||
| Postal | Chaoyuan | ||||||||
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Zhaoyuan (simplified Chinese: 招远市; traditional Chinese: 招遠市; pinyin: Zhāoyuǎn Shì) is a county-level city within the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong Province, China, located on the Bohai Sea. Zhaoyuan is well known for its abundant gold deposit and production, and is occasionally nicknamed "China's gold capital" (simplified Chinese: 中国金都; traditional Chinese: 中國金都).
The city spans an area of 1,432.32 square kilometres (553.02 sq mi), and has a population of 560,234 as of 2019.