Located at the eastern tip of Shandong Peninsula ,Weihai,a well- known port and tourist city in China ,is one of the coastal open cities and the first national Environmental City in China as well as one of the first national Model Cities for Environmental Protection.
Weihai covers an area of 5,436 square kilometers with a population of 2.47 million.The city proper has an area of 731 square kilometers with a population of 569,438.Weihai has the jurisdiction over three county-level cities of Rongcheng,Wendeng,Rushan and one district of Huancui.The population growth in 2004 was curbed effectively with the birth rate 6.23‰,death rate 7.27‰,and population natural rate of growth -1.04‰ .The household register total population of the whole city was 2.48 million at this year end,increased 7620 people compared to the last year,including non-agricultural population 1.14 million and agricultural population 1.35 million.