Shouguang

Shouguang (simplified Chinese: 寿光; traditional Chinese: 壽光; pinyin: Shòuguāng) is a county-level city in the north-central part of Shandong Province, China, situated on the southwest shore of the Laizhou Bay. Under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Weifang, it has 1,139,454 people residing within the municipality and its surrounding towns and villages as of the 2010 Census, even though the built-up (or metro) area is much smaller.

Shouguang

寿光市

Showkwang, Shou-kuang
County-level city
Shouguang
Location in Shandong
Coordinates (Shouguang municipal government): 36°51′25″N 118°47′28″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityWeifang
Government
 • CPC SecretaryZhao Xuchun
 • MayorLi Peng
Area
 • Total2,200 km2 (800 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total1,103,110
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
262700
Area code(s)(0)536
Websitewww.shouguang.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this city is divided to 5 subdistricts and 9 towns.[1]

Subdistricts
  • Shengcheng Subdistrict (圣城街道)
  • Wenjia Subdistrict (文家街道)
  • Gucheng Subdistrict (古城街道)
  • Luocheng Subdistrict (洛城街道)
  • Sunjiaji Subdistrict (孙家集街道)
Towns
  • Hualong (化龙镇)
  • Yingli (营里镇)
  • Taitou (台头镇)
  • Tianliu (田柳镇)
  • Shangkou (上口镇)
  • Houzhen (侯镇镇)
  • Jitai (纪台镇)
  • Daotian (稻田镇)
  • Yangkou (羊口镇)

Economy

Shouguang is a major hub for vegetables and produce in China.[2]

Sports

The Shouguang Derun Greentown Stadium is located in Shouguang. The 25,000-capacity stadium is used mostly for association football matches and also sometimes for athletics.[3]

  • Map including Shouguang (labeled as 壽光 SHOU-KUANG (SHOWKWANG) (Walled)) (AMS, 1953)
  • Shouguang city. Bank of China.
  • Shouguang city. One of the streets.
  • Shouguang Mihe park
  • Shouguang Mihe park. Taking a boat.
  • Shouguang Mihe park. Bridge.
  • Shouguang Cangsheng Park on October 3, 2015.
  • Shouguang Bus Station.
  • Shouguang People's Hospital.

References
  1. 潍坊市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. Zhong, Raymond (2020-02-04). "$9 Cabbages, Emergency Pork: Coronavirus Tests China on Food". The New York Times.
  3. http://cafe.daum.net/stade
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