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| Cities: Jinan | Qingdao | Rizhao | Tai'an | Weihai | Yantai | ||
| Location: Shandong Province is a significant coastal province in East China. Located in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, it borders on the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea. | ||
| Area: 156, 700 sq km | ||
| Climate: Shandong has a warm-temperate monsoonal climate, with hot, rainy summers and dry, sunny winters. In winter, it is more humid and warm in Shandong than in north China. Its coastal and inland regions experience a sharp difference in climate. Shandong has a mean annual temperature of 12¡ã-14¡ãC, increasing from the northeastern seaboard to the west and the south, and a mean annual precipitation of 500-900 mm or more, increasing from northwest to southeast. | ||
| Provincial capital: Jinan | ||
| Population: 90.79 millions (March 2001) | ||
| Ethnic groups: Han, Hui, and Man |