Zhaoyuan, Shandong

Zhaoyuan
招远市
Chaoyuan
Location in Yantai
Zhaoyuan
Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 37°21′32.40″N 120°23′45.60″E / 37.3590000°N 120.3960000°E / 37.3590000; 120.3960000
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityYantai
Area
  Total
1,432.32 km2 (553.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total
560,234
  Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
265400
Websitewww.zhaoyuan.gov.cn
Zhaoyuan
Traditional Chinese招遠
Simplified Chinese招远
PostalChaoyuan
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāoyuǎn
Wade–GilesChao1-yüan3

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.