Shibei 市北区 | |
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 Shibei in Qingdao | |
  Shibei Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates:36°05′15″N120°22′30″E / 36.08750°N 120.37500°E /36.08750; 120.37500 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Sub-provincial city | Qingdao |
| Township-level divisions | 23 subdistricts |
| District seat | Dunhua Road Subdistrict (敦化路街道) |
| Area | |
• Total | 63.18 km2 (24.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 1,111,000 |
| • Density | 17,580/km2 (45,540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 266011 |
| Area code | 0532 |
| Website | shibei |
Shibei District (Chinese:市北区;pinyin:Shìběi Qū;lit. 'North City District') is an urbandistrict ofQingdao,Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. As of 2010[update], it has an area of 63.18 square kilometres (24.39 sq mi) and around 1,027,000 inhabitants. In December 2012, the neighbouringSifang District was merged into Shibei.[1]
Shibei District is divided into 23subdistricts, the latter seven of which were ceded from Sifang District:[2][3]
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Shibei is home to part of theQingdao Port, one of China's major trade ports and the seventh busiest in the world, with wharves for ore, crude oil, and coal. It operates more than 125 international sea routes to more than 450 ports in more than 130 countries and regions around the world. In 2009, the port handled 317 million tons of cargo, with 222 million tons from foreign trade and 10.28 million standard containers, making it the world's seventh largest port (ninth in foreign cargo).[4]
