Shouguang () is a

county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...

in the north-central part of

Shandong Province Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizatio ...

, China, situated on the southwest shore of the

Laizhou Bay Laizhou Bay () is a bay on the southern shore of the Bohai Sea (also known as the ''Bohai Gulf'', or just ''Bo Hai'', which is a large and relatively shallow westward extension of the northern Yellow Sea), bounded by the northwestern coastline of ...

. Under the administration of the

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of Chi ...

Weifang Weifang () is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province, People's Republic of China. The city borders Dongying to the northwest, Zibo to the west, Linyi to the southwest, Rizhao to the south, Qingdao to the east, and looks out to ...

, it has people residing within the municipality and its surrounding towns and villages as of the 2010 Census, even though the built-up (''or metro'') area is much smaller.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, this city is divided to 5 subdistricts and 9 towns. ;Subdistricts ;Towns

Climate

Economy

Shouguang is a major hub for vegetables and produce in China.

Sports

The

Shouguang Chengtou Stadium Shouguang () is a county-level city in the north-central part of Shandong Province, China, situated on the southwest shore of the Laizhou Bay Laizhou Bay () is a bay on the southern shore of the Bohai Sea (also known as the ''Bohai Gulf'', or ...

is located in Shouguang. The 25,000-capacity stadium is used mostly for association football matches and also sometimes for athletics.

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* {{County-level divisions of Shandong Cities in Shandong Weifang