Dalian

Dalian (simplifeed Cheenese: 大连; traditeeonal Cheenese: 大連; pinyin: Dàlián; Mandarin pronunciation: [tâljɛ̌n]) is a major ceety an seaport in the sooth o Liaoning province, Northeast Cheenae. It faces Shandong tae the sooth, the Yellae Sea tae the east an the Bohai Sea tae the wast an sooth. Hauldin sub-provincial admeenistrative status, Dalian is the soothrenmaist ceety o Northeast Cheenae an Cheenae's northrenmaist warm water port. The seicont lairgest ceety in Liaoning province, next anerlie tae the caipital (Shenyang), the ceety haes a significant history o being uised bi foreign pouers as a port. The day it serves as a regional financial base an an important internaitional shippin centre an logistics hub in Northeast Asie.

Dalian 大连
Sub-provincial ceety
大连市
Clockwise frae tap: Dalian's Skyline, Lüshun Station, Zhongshan Square Xinghai Square, an Laodong Pairk
Location o Dalian Ceety jurisdiction in Liaoning
Dalian Location o the ceety in Liaoning
Coordinates: 38°55′15″N 121°38′21″E
Kintra	Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
Province	Liaoning
Settled	1899
– Transfer o sovereignty tae Japan (Treaty o Shimonoseki)	17 Aprile 1895
– Roushie occupation - Japanese occupation	3 Mairch 1898 – 2 Januar 1905 1905 – 15 August 1945
– Transfer o sovereignty tae Cheenae	16 Aprile 1955
Municipal seat	Xigang Destrict
Diveesions  - Coonty-level	6 destricts, 4 coonties(ceeties)
Govrenment
• Mayor	Li Wancai
Area
• Sub-provincial ceety	13237 km2 (5,111 sq mi)
• Laund	12574 km2 (4,855 sq mi)
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Population  (2009)
• Sub-provincial ceety	6,170,000
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
• Urban	3,578,000
• Major ethnic groups	Han
Time zone	UTC+8 (Cheenae Staundart)
Postal code	116000
Area code(s)	0411
GDP (nominal)	2010
- Tot	CNY 515.82 billion USD 76.20 billion
- Per capita	CNY 69,165 USD 10,217
HDI (2008)	0.834 – Heich
Coastline	1,906 km (excludin islands)
License plate prefixes	辽B
Admeenistrative diveesion code	210200
ISO 3166-2	cn-21-02
Website	http://www.dalian.gov.cn/

Internaitional relations

Main airticle: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Cheenae

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Dalian is twinned wi:

• Zaragoza, Spain
• Szczecin, Poland
• Glesga, Scotland, Unitit Kinrick
• Kitakyūshū, Japan
• Le Havre, Fraunce
• Vancouver, Breetish Columbie, Canada
• Ohrid, Macedonie
• Bremen, Free Hanseatic Ceety o Bremen, Germany
• Incheon, Sooth Korea
• Oakland, Californie, USA
• Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
• Maizuru, Japan
• Vladivostok, Roushie
• Pointe-Noire, Republic o Congo
• Bahía Blanca, Argentinae
• Surabaya, Indonesie
• Enschede, Netherlands