Shibei, Qingdao

Shibei 市北区
District
Shibei in Qingdao
Shibei Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 36°05′15″N 120°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 (104 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	1,111,000
• Density	18,000/km2 (46,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	266011
Area code	0532
Website	shibei.qingdao.gov.cn

Shibei District (Chinese: 市北区; pinyin: Shìběi Qū; lit. 'North City District') is an urban district of Qingdao, 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 neighbouring Sifang District was merged into Shibei.^[1]

Shibei District is divided into 23 subdistricts, the latter seven of which were ceded from Sifang District:^[2][3]

Shibei is home to part of the Qingdao 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]

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