| Wēihǎi Shì | |
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| Administration Type | Prefecture-level city |
| City Seat | Huancui District ( 37°29′ N 122°7′ E) |
| Area | 5,436 km² |
| Coastline | 985.9 km |
| Population | 2,476,300 (2003) |
| GDP - Total - Per Capita | ¥100.881 billion (2004) ¥33,762 (2004) |
| Major Nationalities | Han - 99.41% |
| County-level divisions | 4 |
| Township-level divisions | 66 |
| CPC Committee Secretary | Cui Yuechen (崔曰臣) |
| Mayor | Song Yuanfang (宋远方) |
| Area code | 631 |
| Postal Code | 264200 (Huancui District) 264300-264500 (Other areas) |
| License Plate Prefix | 鲁K |
| City Flower | Sweet Osmanthus Osmanthus fragrans |
| City Tree | Silk Tree Albizia julibrissin |
Weihai (Chinese: 威海; Pinyin: Wēihǎi), known in the past as the Weihai Garrison (Chinese: 威海衛; Pinyin: Wēihǎi Wèi), is a Prefecture-level city in eastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. The easternmost prefecture-level city in the province and a major seaport, Weihai borders Yantai to the west and looks out to the Yellow Sea to the east.
These are further divided into 66 township-level divisions, including 52 towns and 14 subdistricts.
After Russia leased from China Port Arthur on the opposite coast for 25 years in March, 1898, the United Kingdom obtained a lease which was to run for as long as the Russians stayed in Port Arthur. In 1905 when Japan took over the lease of Port Arthur the British lease was made to run as long as the Japanese occupied Port Arthur. Thus the city was part of a territory (c.285 sq mi/740 km²) called "Weihaiwei", which was leased by the United Kingdom from 1898 until October 1 1930. It was a summer station for the British Far East Fleet. The last British commissioner of Weihaiwei was Reginald Johnston. It was briefly a Special Administrative Region after it was returned to the Republic of China, the successor to the Qing Dynasty. In 1945, Weihaiwei City was established to be renamed into Weihai City after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The nickname British sailors gave to this port was "Way High".
Weihai has a mild, seasonal climate moderated by the surrounding sea. August is the warmest month with a 24-hour average temperatur of 24.3°C and January the coldest (24-hour average temperatur of -1.5°C. Data the Global Historical Climatology Network, version 1).
Prefecture-level divisions of Shandong
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| List of Shandong County-level divisions |