| 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%) |
