Administrative Divisions
The sub-provincial city of Qingdao has direct jurisdiction over 7 districts (区 qu) and 5 county-level cities (市 shi):
| Subdivision | Population | Land area | Post Code | Admin. Area Code* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| as of 2010 | km² | |||||
| Qingdao City Proper | ||||||
| ■ Shinan-qu | 市南区 / 市南區 | 544,800 | 30.01 | 266000 | 370202 | |
| ■ Shibei-qu | 市北区 / 市北區 | 558,200 | 28.63 | 266000 | 370203 | |
| ■ Sifang-qu | 四方区 / 四方區 | 462,500 | 34.55 | 266000 | 370205 | |
| ■ Licang-qu | 李沧区 / 李滄區 | 512,400 | 95.52 | 266000 | 370213 | |
| Qingdao Suburban and Rural | ||||||
| ■ Laoshan-qu | 崂山区 / 嶗山區 | 379,500 | 389.34 | 266100 | 370212 | |
| ■ Chengyang-qu | 城阳区 / 城陽區 | 737,200 | 553.2 | 266000 | 370214 | |
| ■ Huangdao-qu | 黄岛区 / 黃島區 | 524,200 | 274.1 | 266000 | 370211 | |
| ■ Jiaozhou-shi | 胶州市 / 膠州市 | 843,100 | 1210 | 266300 | 370281 | |
| ■ Jiaonan-shi | 胶南市 / 膠南市 | 868,400 | 1846 | 266400 | 370284 | |
| ■ Jimo-shi | 即墨市 / 即墨市 | 1,177,200 | 1727 | 266200 | 370282 | |
| ■ Pingdu-shi | 平度市 / 平度市 | 1,357,400 | 3166 | 266700 | 370283 | |
| ■ Laixi-shi | 莱西市 / 萊西市 | 750,200 | 1522 | 266600 | 370285 | |
*These codes are also being used by ID cards.
Geographically, Shinan is viewed as the old downtown, located in the south of Qingdao city proper, while Sifang and Shibei are located in the center of the city with Shibei designated as the new downtown, and Licang located further up the peninsula in the outskirts of the city. In 2003, the percentage of Qingdao's population in these four districts was 21.0 percent, 20.8 percent, 16.8 percent, and 12.5 percent, respectively.
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