Weifang, Shandong Province, China

Economy | Military | Education

🇨🇳 Weifang (simplified Chinese: 潍坊; traditional Chinese: 濰坊) is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province, People's Republic of China. The city looks out to the Laizhou Bay to the north. The built-up (or metro) area made up of four urban districts (Kuiwen, Weicheng, Hanting and Fangzi) and Changle County.

Weifang has numerous natural and historic sites, such as Shihu Garden (from the Late Ming and early Qing Dynasty), Fangong Pavilion (from the Song Dynasty), fossil sites (including dinosaur fossils, in Shanwang, Linqu), Mount Yi National Forest Park, Mount Qingyun and the Old Dragon Spring. Painted New Year woodcuts from Yangjiabu are also well known. The city is served by Weifang Nanyuan Airport to various cities across China.

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Economy The city is home to the large diesel engine company and factory Weichai. The village of Yangjiabu in Hanting District is famous for folk wood-block print (nianhua) and kite production.

In the 1980s, many sapphire deposits were discovered in Changle County. According to released information, billions of carats of sapphire are estimated to lie under an area of 450 km2 (170 sq mi). Mining here has become one of the top four sapphire producers in the world. The main feature of this sapphire is the dark blue or close to black color because of the high iron content.

Established in August 1995, the Weifang Binhai Economic & Technological Development Area (BEDA) is a national economic and technological development area approved by the State Council. Covering an area of 677 km² (261 sq mi), BEDA has a population of 100,000. BEDA possesses a large state-owned industrial land for use with an area of 400 km² (150 sq mi). BEDA has been accredited as a National Demonstration Zone invigorating the Sea by Science and Technology, National Innovation Base for Rejuvenating Trade through Science and Technology and National Demonstration Eco-Industry Park.

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Military Weifang is the headquarters of the 26th Group Army of the People's Liberation Army, one of the three group armies that comprise the Jinan Military Region responsible for defense of the Yellow River Plain.

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Education Weifang University and Weifang Medical University are universities in the city.

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Weifang, Shandong Province, China 
<b>Weifang, Shandong Province, China</b>
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Weifang was ranked #708 by the Nomad List which evaluates and ranks remote work hubs by cost, internet, fun and safety. Weifang has a population of over 2,654,000 people. Weifang also forms the centre of the wider Weifang metropolitan area which has a population of over 9,086,241 people.

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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Weifang has links with:

🇰🇷 Anyang, South Korea 🇵🇱 Olsztyn, Poland 🇫🇷 Orange, France
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East of: 119.107

🇨🇳 Huaian 119.113

🇨🇳 Huai'an 119.113

🇨🇳 Minhou 119.132

🇨🇳 Yaxi 119.15

🇨🇳 Jurong 119.164

🇨🇳 Xinxu 119.166

🇨🇳 Changli 119.167

🇨🇳 Lianyungang 119.167

🇨🇳 Haizhou 119.194

🇨🇳 Xinpu 119.194

West of: 119.107

🇨🇳 Putian 119.008

🇨🇳 Qixia 119.003

🇨🇳 Chengxiang 118.994

🇨🇳 Pingnan 118.986

🇮🇩 Mamuju 118.9

🇨🇳 Chifeng 118.888

🇨🇳 Minqing 118.867

🇨🇳 Quzhou 118.859

🇨🇳 Gutian County 118.85

🇨🇳 Xuanwu 118.848

Antipodal to Weifang is: -60.893,-36.709

Locations Near: Weifang 119.107,36.7093

🇨🇳 Shandong 118.4,36.4 d: 71.9  

🇨🇳 Zhucheng 119.387,35.988 d: 84  

🇨🇳 Pingdu 119.938,36.782 d: 74.5  

🇨🇳 Dongying 118.473,37.456 d: 100.2  

🇨🇳 Zibo 118.045,36.803 d: 95.2  

🇨🇳 Lijin 118.256,37.496 d: 115.5  

🇨🇳 Xihai'an 120.046,35.873 d: 125.4  

🇨🇳 Binzhou 117.971,37.383 d: 125.6  

🇨🇳 Rizhao 119.527,35.416 d: 148.7  

🇨🇳 Qingdao 120.356,36.111 d: 130.1  

Antipodal to: Weifang -60.893,-36.709

🇦🇷 Olavarría -60.333,-36.9 d: 19960.9  

🇦🇷 Tandil -59.133,-37.317 d: 19844.9  

🇦🇷 Chivilcoy -60.017,-34.9 d: 19798.9  

🇦🇷 Bahía Blanca -62.266,-38.718 d: 19761.2  

🇦🇷 Pergamino -60.575,-33.891 d: 19700.4  

🇦🇷 General Rodriguez -58.95,-34.617 d: 19723.6  

🇦🇷 Merlo -58.717,-34.65 d: 19713.3  

🇦🇷 San Vicente -58.417,-35.017 d: 19723.2  

🇦🇷 Pilar -58.9,-34.45 d: 19705.9  

🇦🇷 Castelar -58.667,-34.667 d: 19711.8  

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