Gaizhou

Gaizhou 盖州市
County-level city
Location of the county
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Liaoning
Prefecture-level city	Yingkou
Elevation	9.1 m (30 ft)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Gaizhou
Traditional Chinese	蓋州
Simplified Chinese	盖州
Postal	Kaichow Kaihsien (1965–1992) Kaiping (until 1965)
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gàizhōu Wade–Giles Kai4-chou1

Gaixian
Traditional Chinese	蓋縣
Simplified Chinese	盖县
Postal	Kaihsien
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gàixiàn Wade–Giles Kai4-hsien4

Gaiping
Traditional Chinese	蓋平
Simplified Chinese	盖平
Postal	Kaiping
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gàipíng Wade–Giles Kai4-ping2

Gaizhou (simplified Chinese: 盖州; traditional Chinese: 蓋州; pinyin: Gàizhōu), formerly Gaixian and Gaiping, is a county-level city in Liaoning province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of Yingkou City, which lies 31 kilometres (19 mi) to the north-northwest, and is located at the northwest end of the Liaodong Peninsula near the northeast coast of the Bohai Sea.

Administrative divisions

There are 6 subdistricts, 18 towns, and 3 townships under the city's administration.

Subdistricts:

• Gulou Subdistrict (鼓楼街道), Xicheng Subdistrict (西城街道), Dongcheng Subdistrict (东城街道), Taiyangsheng Subdistrict (太阳升街道), Tuanshan Subdistrict (团山街道), Xihai Subdistrict (西海街道)

Towns:

• Gaotun (高屯镇), Shagang (沙岗镇), Jiulongdi (九垄地镇), Jiuzhai (九寨镇), Wanfu (万福镇), Wolongquan (卧龙泉镇), Qingshiling (青石岭镇), Nuanquan (暖泉镇), Guizhou (归州镇), Bangshibu (榜式堡镇), Tuandian (团甸镇), Shuangtai (双台镇), Yangyun (杨运镇), Xutun (徐屯镇), Shizijie (什字街镇), Kuangdonggou (矿洞沟镇), Chentun (陈屯镇), Liangtun (梁屯镇),

Townships:

• Xiaoshipeng Township (小石棚乡), Guoyuan Township (果园乡), Ertai Township (二台乡)