Gaomi

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Gaomi
高密
County-level city
高密市
Gaomi
Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 36°23′N 119°45′E / 36.383°N 119.750°E / 36.383; 119.750Coordinates: 36°23′N 119°45′E / 36.383°N 119.750°E / 36.383; 119.750
Country People's Republic of China
Province Shandong
Prefecture-level city Weifang
Area
  Total 1,605.6 km2 (619.9 sq mi)
Population
  Total 850,000
  Density 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 261500
Area code(s) 0536

Gaomi (Chinese: 高密; pinyin: Gāomì) is a county-level city of eastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China, under the administration of Weifang City. It is the hometown of writer and 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mo Yan, who has set some of his stories in the region.

Administrative divisions

Gaomi has 3 subdistricts and 7 towns under its administration.[1]

Subdistricts:

  • Chaoyang Subdistrict (朝阳街道)
  • Liquan Subdistrict (醴泉街道)
  • Mishui Subdistrict (密水街道)

Towns:

  • Baicheng (柏城镇)
  • Xiazhuang (夏庄镇)
  • Jiangzhuang (姜庄镇)
  • Damoujia (大牟家镇)
  • Kanjia (阚家镇)
  • Jinggou (井沟镇)
  • Chaigou (柴沟镇)

References

  1. "2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:高密市" (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-10-13. 

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