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Dalian

City in Liaoning, China

Citysub-province-level division big city prefecture-level city of ChinaQ74881

Country: People's Republic of China(since 1950)
, Empire of Japan(1904–1945)
, Russian Empire(1898–1904)
Located in: Liaoning(since 1954)
, Kwantung Leased Territory(until 1954)
Population: 7,450,785(2020)
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Sources
1.Stated in Tabulation on 2020 China Population Census by County
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, 6,690,432(2010)
Area: 13,630.44 km²
Elevation: 29 m
, 33 m
Founded: 1904
Postal code: 116000
Website: dlhitech.gov.cn/yqgk/index.html

Overview

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Dalian is a major prefecture-level, sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on the southern tip of the Liaodong peninsula, it is the southernmost city in both Liaoning and the entire Northeast. Dalian borders the prefectural cities of Yingkou and Anshan to the north and Dandong to the northeast, and also shares maritime boundaries with Qinhuangdao and Huludao across the Liaodong Bay to the west and northwest, Yantai and Weihai on the Shandong peninsula across the Bohai Strait to the south, and North Korea across the Korea Bay to the east.

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Twinned administrative body: La Paz
Vladivostok(since 1992)
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2.wlj.dl.gov.cn/art/2022/5/9/art_2062_2017404.html
3.en.dl.gov.cn/#
4.topovl.ru/netcat_files/userfiles/vladivostok-sister-cities/007-Dalian-city.pdf
5.topovl.ru/vladivostok-sister-cities/
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Bahía Blanca(since 2003)
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1.wb.dl.gov.cn/index.php/home/index/news_list/id/890/column_id/2.html
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Bremen(since 1985)
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1.wb.dl.gov.cn/index.php/home/index/news_list/id/890/column_id/2.html
2.landesportal.bremen.de/bund-europa-international/die-hansestadt-international
3.rathaus.bremen.de/partnerstadt_dalian-2277
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Enschede(since 2017)
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1.enschede.nl/bestuur/internationale-betrekkingen/samenwerkingsverband-dalian
2.wb.dl.gov.cn/index.php/home/index/news_list/id/890/column_id/2.html
3.wb.dl.gov.cn/art/2022/2/16/art_4194_2002021.html
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Rostock(since 1988)
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1.wb.dl.gov.cn/index.php/home/index/news_list/id/890/column_id/2.html
2.rathaus.rostock.de/de/dalian_china/278497
3.wlj.dl.gov.cn/art/2022/5/9/art_2062_2017404.html
4.en.dl.gov.cn/#
5.rathaus.rostock.de/de/rathaus/international/internationale_verbindungen/partnerstaedte/279903
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Le Havre(since 1985)
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1.wb.dl.gov.cn/index.php/home/index/news_list/id/890/column_id/2.html
2.lehavre.fr/actualites/le-jumelage-le-havre-dalian-30-ans
3.wlj.dl.gov.cn/art/2022/5/9/art_2062_2017404.html
4.lehavre.fr/ma-ville/un-reseau-vivant-de-villes-partenaires
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Oakland(since 1982)
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1.wb.dl.gov.cn/index.php/home/index/news_list/id/890/column_id/2.html
2.wlj.dl.gov.cn/art/2022/5/9/art_2062_2017404.html
3.en.dl.gov.cn/#
4.oaklandca.gov/topics/international-trade-and-transportation#page-contact
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Maizuru(since 1982)
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1.wb.dl.gov.cn/index.php/home/index/news_list/id/890/column_id/2.html
2.wlj.dl.gov.cn/art/2022/5/9/art_2062_2017404.html
3.en.dl.gov.cn/#
4.city.maizuru.kyoto.jp/shisei/cmsfiles/contents/0000010/10935/2022_2023041709212923.pdf
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Szczecin
Zaragoza
Dallas(since 2009) statement is subject of: friendship
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1.dallasecodev.org/465/Sister-Friendship-Cities
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Ohrid(since 2002)
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1.wb.dl.gov.cn/index.php/home/index/news_list/id/890/column_id/2.html
2.ohrid.gov.mk/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8-%D0%B8-%D0%B7%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8/#1550493792804-9dd50839-cc473bde-e13530e7-072b
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Kaliningrad(since 1997)
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1.klgd.ru/city/pasport_07052021.pdf
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Aomori
Burnaby(since 2010)
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1.burnaby.ca/About-Burnaby/Sister---Friendship-Cities.html
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Wolfsburg(since 2010)
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1.wb.dl.gov.cn/index.php/home/index/news_list/id/890/column_id/2.html
2.wolfsburg.de/leben/stadtportraitstadtgeschichte/staedtepartnerschaften
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Pointe-Noire(since 2000)
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1.wb.dl.gov.cn/index.php/home/index/news_list/id/890/column_id/2.html
2.mairiepointenoire.cg/Mission-de-Partenariat-entre-la-Ville-de-Dalian-et-la-Ville-de-Pointe-Noire.html
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Kitakyūshū(since 1979)
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1.wb.dl.gov.cn/index.php/home/index/news_list/id/890/column_id/2.html
2.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp/soumu/file_0233.html
3.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp/kikaku/01300112.html
4.nishinippon.co.jp/item/n/450663/
5.wlj.dl.gov.cn/art/2022/5/9/art_2062_2017404.html
6.en.dl.gov.cn/#
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Incheon(since 1994)
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1.wb.dl.gov.cn/index.php/home/index/news_list/id/890/column_id/2.html
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Houston(since 1994)
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1.wb.dl.gov.cn/index.php/home/index/news_list/id/890/column_id/2.html
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Glasgow(since 1987)
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1.wb.dl.gov.cn/index.php/home/index/news_list/id/890/column_id/2.html
2.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=15944
3.wlj.dl.gov.cn/art/2022/5/9/art_2062_2017404.html
4.en.dl.gov.cn/#
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Adelaide(since 2001)
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1.wb.dl.gov.cn/index.php/home/index/news_list/id/890/column_id/2.html
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Dnipro(since 2007)
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1.oblrada.dp.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/%D0%98%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%86%D1%96%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82-%D0%94%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%96_08-08-min.pdf
2.dniprorada.gov.ua/uk/articles/item/9756/u-dnipropetrovska-zjavilos-dva-novih-mistapobratima-solnok-ta-zugdidi
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Contains the administrative territorial entity: Zhongshan District
Xigang District
Shahekou District
Ganjingzi District
Lüshunkou District
Jinzhou District
Changhai County
Wafangdian
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Pulandian District
Zhuanghe
Capital of: Kwantung Leased Territory
Official name: 大连市
Далянь(since 1981)
대련
大連
Люйда(1955–1981)
Дальний(1945–1954)
Дайрен(1904–1945)
Дальний(1898–1903)
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Дальні(1945–1954)
Native label: 大連
大连
Vehicle registration plate code: 辽B
Owner of: Dalian People's Stadium
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Replaces: Dalniy
Economy of topic: economy of Dalian
Legislative body: Q106022303
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1.Stated in National Database of Laws and RegulationsRetrieved 2021-04-17
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Hashtag: Dalian
Capital: Xigang District
Member of: World Tourism Cities Federation
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1.cn.wtcf.org.cn/citys/3385-2.html
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45 identifiers linking Dalian across the web's reference databases

38.9000, 121.6000OpenStreetMap ↗

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