Gangcheng (simplified Chinese: 钢城区; traditional Chinese: 鋼城區; pinyin: Gāngchéng Qū) is one of 10 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, East China.

Gangcheng 钢城区
District
Cityscape
Location of Gangcheng in the Jinan City administration
Location of Jinan City jurisdiction in Shandong
Coordinates: 36°03′32″N 117°48′40″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
Sub-provincial city	Jinan
Area
• Total	507 km2 (196 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	330,000
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	271104
Area code(s)	+86 0634

It has an area of 336 km² (130 sq mi)[1] and around 240,000 inhabitants (2003).

It is named for its production of iron and steel. (Gang "钢" means "steel" in Chinese.) Laiwu Steel Corporation, the largest subsidiary of Shandong Iron and Steel Group (commonly known as Shan Steel), is headquartered in Gangcheng District.[2]

In January 2019, the Shandong provincial government announced in a decision that Laiwu Prefecture-level city was absorbed by Jinan and Gangcheng District will also be under Jinan's administration.

Administrative divisions

As 2012, Gangcheng District is divided to 1 subdistrict and 4 towns.[3]

Subdistricts

• Aishan Subdistrict (艾山街道)

Towns

References

External links

• Information page

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