Weihai

Weihai 威海市
Prefecture-level city
Left to right, top to bottom: Weihai skyline with the Gate of Happiness in the foreground, city hall of Weihai, swans on Yangyuchi Bay, a beach in Rongcheng County, altar fountain to the Great Sun Goddess and Ancestral Mother at Chengshan Peak
Weihai City in Shandong
Weihai Location in China
Coordinates (Weihai municipal government): 37°30′48″N 122°07′14″E / 37.5133°N 122.1205°E / 37.5133; 122.1205
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
County-level divisions	4
Township-level divisions	66
Municipal seat	Huancui District
Government
• CPC Secretary	Yan Jianbo (闫剑波)
• Mayor	Kong Fanping (孔凡萍)
Area [1]
• Prefecture-level city	5,956 km2 (2,300 sq mi)
• Water	15.98 km2 (6.17 sq mi)  0.2756%
• Urban	2,605.9 km2 (1,006.1 sq mi)
• Metro	776.7 km2 (299.9 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Highest elevation	418 m (1,371 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[2]
• Prefecture-level city	2,906,548
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
• Urban	1,728,259
• Urban density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
• Metro	1,164,730
• Metro density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
GDP[3]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 364 billion US$ 55 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 128,774 US$ 19,460
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Area code	631
ISO 3166 code	CN-SD-10
License Plate Prefix	鲁K
Administrative division code	371000
Website	www.weihai.gov.cn
City Flower: Sweet Osmanthus, Osmanthus fragrans City Tree: Silk Tree, Albizia julibrissin

Weihai (Chinese: 威海; pinyin: Wēihǎi), formerly Weihaiwei (Chinese: 威海卫; pinyin: Wēihǎiwèi; lit. 'Mighty Sea Fort'), is a prefecture-level city and major seaport city in easternmost Shandong province of China. It borders Yantai to the west and the Yellow Sea to the east, and is the closest Chinese city to South Korea (specifically, Chengshan to Yeonpyeongdo, 174km).

Weihai's population was 2,804,771 as of the 2020 Chinese census, of whom 1,164,730 lived in the current built-up (or metro) area of (Huancui District) even though Wendeng district to the south with 563,529 inhabitants is soon being conurbated. There are two county-level cities within Weihai; Rongcheng had a built up area with 714,211 inhabitants, while Rushan had 464,078 inhabitants in 2020. A subway is planned with 4 lines and 204.6 km (127.1 mi) route length to link all city districts. The first phase, Line 1 and 2 is planned for 2025.