Gaizhou

Gaizhou
盖州市
County-level city

Location of the county
Gaizhou

Location in Liaoning

Coordinates: 40°24′N 122°21′E / 40.400°N 122.350°E / 40.400; 122.350
Country People's Republic of China
Province Liaoning
Prefecture-level city Yingkou
Elevation 9.1 m (30 ft)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Gaizhou
Traditional Chinese 蓋州
Simplified Chinese 盖州
Postal Kaichow
Kaihsien (1965–1992)
Kaiping (until 1965)
Gaixian
Traditional Chinese 蓋縣
Simplified Chinese 盖县
Postal Kaihsien
Gaiping
Traditional Chinese 蓋平
Simplified Chinese 盖平
Postal Kaiping

Gaizhou (simplified Chinese: 盖州; traditional Chinese: 蓋州; pinyin: Gàizhōu), formerly Gaixian and Gaiping, is a county-level city in Liaoning province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of Yingkou City, which lies 31 kilometres (19 mi) to the north-northwest, and is located at the northwest end of the Liaodong Peninsula near the northeast coast of the Bohai Sea.

Administrative divisions

There are 6 subdistricts, 18 towns, and 3 townships under the city's administration.[1]

Subdistricts:

Towns:

Townships:

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Coordinates: 40°24′N 122°21′E / 40.400°N 122.350°E / 40.400; 122.350

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