Weifang

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Weifang 潍坊市
Prefecture-level city
Left to right, top to bottom: Skyline viewed from the Fuwah Park Ferris Wheel, the Bailang River, Kuiwenmen Street, Weifang Middle Road with Weifang University visible to the left, Weifang Grand Theater
Location of Weifang City jurisdiction in Shandong
Weifang Location in China Show map of Shandong Weifang Weifang (China) Show map of China
Coordinates (Weifang municipal government): 36°42′29″N 119°09′43″E / 36.708°N 119.162°E / 36.708; 119.162
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
Municipal seat	Kuiwen District
Subdivisions	List Districts Weicheng Kuiwen Fangzi Hanting County-level cities Qingzhou Zhucheng Shouguang Anqiu Gaomi Changyi County Changle Linqu
Government
• Party Secretary	Liu Yun
• Mayor	Liu Jianjun
Area
• Prefecture-level city	16,143.14 km2 (6,232.90 sq mi)
• Urban	2,646.1 km2 (1,021.7 sq mi)
• Metro	3,746.6 km2 (1,446.6 sq mi)
Elevation	32 m (106 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Prefecture-level city	9,386,705
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
• Urban	2,511,721
• Urban density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
• Metro	3,095,520
• Metro density	830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
• Major nationalities	Han Chinese
GDP[2]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 615.7 billion US$ 93 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 65,721 US$ 9,932
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	261000 (Urban center) 261300, 261500, 262100, 262200, 262400-262700 (Other areas)
Area code	536
ISO 3166 code	CN-SD-07
License plate prefixes	鲁G & 鲁V
Coastline	113 kilometres (70 mi)
Website	http://www.weifang.gov.cn/

Weifang (simplified Chinese: 潍坊; traditional Chinese: 濰坊; pinyin: Wéifāng) is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province, People's Republic of China. The city borders Dongying to the northwest, Zibo to the west, Linyi to the southwest, Rizhao to the south, Qingdao to the east, and looks out to the Laizhou Bay to the north. Its population was 9,386,705 at the 2020 census, of whom 3,095,520 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of four urban districts (Kuiwen, Weicheng, Hanting and Fangzi) and Changle County largely being urbanized.

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.^[3] The city is served by Weifang Airport to various cities across China.^[4]