Changhai County () is a county under the administration of

Dalian Dalian ( ) is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China (after Shenyang ...

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province, China. It consists of several islands in the

Yellow Sea The Yellow Sea, also known as the North Sea, is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula, and can be considered the northwestern part of the East China Sea. Names It is one of four ...

and is located offshore of the

Liaodong Peninsula The Liaodong or Liaotung Peninsula ( zh, s=辽东半岛, t=遼東半島, p=Liáodōng Bàndǎo) is a peninsula in southern Liaoning province in Northeast China, and makes up the southwestern coastal half of the Liaodong region. It is located ...

. There are 112 small islands and reefs in the county, traditionally called the Outer Long Mountains Island Chain (). The county has an area of and a permanent population of 77,951, making it Dalian's least populous

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, and the county government is located in the Dongshan neighborhood of the town of Dachangshandao ().

Administrative divisions

There are 5

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in the county. Towns: * Dachangshandao () * Zhangzidao () * Guangludao () * Xiaochangshandao () * Haiyangdao ()

Demographics

Climate

Transport

* Changhai Dachangshandao Airport

References

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Islands of the Yellow Sea Island counties of China Districts of Dalian {{liaoning-geo-stub