Kenli District () is a district of the city of
Dongying
Dongying (), a prefecture-level city, lies on the northern (Bohai Sea) coast of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. As of the 2020 census, 2,193,518 people resided within its administrative area of and 1,188,656 in the built-up ar ...
, in northern
Shandong province. The district includes the mouth of the
Yellow River.
As of 2019, Kenli District has a population of 238,900.
History
Kenli was established as a
county in 1959.
In June 2016, Kenli was upgraded to a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
.
Geography
The mouth of the
Yellow River is located in Kenli District, and flows through the district for .
Other major rivers in the district include the Xiaodao River (), the Yongfeng River (), the Yihong River (), and the .
Climate
The average annual temperature is , and the average annual precipitation is .
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China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
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Administrative divisions
As of 2020, Kenli District is divided into 2 subdistricts, 5 towns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
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, and 4 .
Subdistricts
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Towns
Demographics
According to Harvard University's China Historical GIS, Kenli had a population of 211,444 in 1999.2000 Chinese Census
The 2000 Chinese census, officially the Fifth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (), was conducted by the government of the People's Republic of China with 1 November 2000 as its zero hour. The total population was calcula ...
, Kenli had a recorded population of 242,654.
Transportation
Air
Dongying Shengli Airport
Dongying Shengli Airport is an airport serving the city of Dongying in Shandong Province, China. It is located in the town of Yong'an, and was formerly called Dongying Yong'an Airport (). Construction of the airport was started in May 1984 and ...
is located in the southeast of Kenli District.
Rail
The Zibo–Dongying railway
The Zibo–Dongying railway or Zidong railway (), also called the Zhangdian–Dongying railway or Zhangdong railway, is a railroad in Shandong Province of northern China, between Zibo and Dongying. The railway has a total length of . and was co ...
passes through the district.
References
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County-level divisions of Shandong
Dongying