Shibei, Qingdao


Shibei District is an urban district of Qingdao, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China., it has an area of and around 1,027,000 inhabitants. In December 2012, the neighbouring Sifang District was merged into Shibei.

Administrative divisions

Shibei District is divided into 23 subdistricts, the latter seven of which were ceded from Sifang District:
  • Liaoning Road Subdistrict
  • Yan'an Road Subdistrict
  • Huayang Road Subdistrict
  • Dengzhou Road Subdistrict
  • Ningxia Road Subdistrict
  • Dunhua Road Subdistrict
  • Liaoyuan Road Subdistrict
  • Hefei Road Subdistrict
  • Xiaogang Subdistrict
  • Dagang Subdistrict
  • Jimo Road Subdistrict
  • Taidong Subdistrict
  • Zhenjiang Road Subdistrict
  • Hongshanpo Subdistrict
  • Tong'an Road Subdistrict
  • Fushan New Area Subdistrict
  • Fuxin Road Subdistrict
  • Hailun Road Subdistrict
  • Jiaxing Road Subdistrict
  • Xinglong Road Subdistrict
  • Shuiqinggou Subdistrict
  • Luoyang Road Subdistrict
  • Hexi Subdistrict

    Economy

Port

Shibei is home to part of the Qingdao Port, one of China's major trade ports and the seventh busiest in the world, with wharves for ore, crude oil, and coal. It operates more than 125 international sea routes to more than 450 ports in more than 130 countries and regions around the world. In 2009, the port handled 317 million tons of cargo, with 222 million tons from foreign trade and 10.28 million standard containers, making it the world's seventh largest port.