Shandong

Shandong Province

Province Overview
Chinese Spelling 山东
Pronounced Shahn-dong
Old Spelling Shantung
Population 89,971,789 (2000)
95,792,719 (2010)
101,613,649 (2020)
Area 60,700 sq. miles (157,100 sq. km)
Population Density 1,600 people per sq. mile (620 per sq. km)
Highest Elevation 5,069 feet (1,545 meters)
Capital City Jinan 3,527,942
Largest Cities (2010) Qingdao: 3,519,919
Zibo: 2,261,717
Yantai: 1,797,861
Linyi: 1,522,488
Weifang: 1,261,582
Tai'an: 1,123,541
Zaozhuang: 980,893
Administrative Divisions Prefectures: 17
Counties: 140
Towns: 1,941
Major Ethnic Groups (2000) Han Chinese: 89,339,046 (99.2%)
Hui: 497,597 (0.5%)
Manchu: 33,527 (0.1%)
Korean: 27,795 (0.1%)
Mongol: 23,743 (0.1%)
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