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Jieshi, Shandong

Coordinates: 37°16′36″N 121°52′25″E / 37.2767°N 121.8735°E / 37.2767; 121.8735
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Jieshi
界石镇
Jieshi is located in Shandong
Jieshi
Jieshi
Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 37°16′36″N 121°52′25″E / 37.2767°N 121.8735°E / 37.2767; 121.8735
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityWeihai
DistrictWendeng
Area
 • Total186.4 km2 (72.0 sq mi)
Elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total32,300
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Jieshi (simplified Chinese: 界石镇; traditional Chinese: 界石鎮; pinyin: Jièshí Zhèn) is a town under the administration of Wendeng District, eastern Shandong province, China.

History

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In its present form, it was formed in 2001.

Location

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Jieshi is located 19 kilometres (12 mi) west-northwest of central Wendeng. Within Wendeng, it borders the town of Gejia [zh] to the south.[1] It also borders Huancui District to the north and Yantai City's Muping District to the west. The town oversees 65 administrative villages (行政村) and 88 natural villages (自然村).

Jieshi sits in a basin surrounded on four sides by low-lying mountains, among them the Kunyu Mountains (昆嵛山), the primary peak of which is Mount Taibo (泰礴顶).

References

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  1. ^ a b c 界石镇 (in Chinese). XZQH.org. 13 April 2010. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 2011-07-07.