Dongying

Dongying is a prefecture-level city in Shandong , People's Republic of China. Located around the mouth of the Yellow River, Dongying borders Binzhou to the west, Zibo to the southwest, and Weifang to the south. The city's 350- coastline borders the Laizhou Bay and the Bohai Bay to the east and north respectively.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Dongying administers 5 , including 2 and 3 .

*Dongying District
*Hekou District
*Guangrao County
*Lijin County
*Kenli County

These are further divided into 43 , including 23 , 13 and 7 subdistricts.

History

The city was established in 1983, as a base for developing the Yellow River Delta and China's second largest oilfield, Shengli Field. The oilfield was discovered in 1964 near a small village called Dongying, which gave its name to the city.

Geography

Dongying is located on the banks of the Yellow River Delta. It has an area of 7,923 .

Economy

A large part of the city's economy revolves around petroleum and the nearby Shengli Oil Field.

Industries include: petroleum, petrochemistry, saline chemistry, papermaking, machinery, electronics, construction, building materials, foodstuff processing, pneumatic tires and rubber, textile and light industries.

Dongying is one of the world's leading producers of rubber tires. It has more tire factories than any other city in the world.

Recently, Dogying's economy has grown significantly, reflecting the high development of china's economy. The city's growing manufacturing sector and its proximity to oil reserves have led to increased company investments. An example is DuPont - in 2005, Dupont invested 5 billion yuan to build a factory in the area. After this project's completion, it will become the largest investment outside of the US for Dupont.

Education

Dongying is home to one major University, China University of Petroleum, as well as several colleges and technical schools.

Sister City

* Midland, Texas - Midland is known for producing Oil
* Samcheok