Shandong Province is situated in the eastern part of China on the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It borders on the Bohai and Huanghai seas in the east, and overlooks the Korean Peninsula and the Japan Archipelago across a vast stretch of sea. The province has a total area of 156,000 square kilometers (about 60,235 square miles) and a total population of over 90 million.

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Shandong Province is frequently affected by marine monsoons, especially during the summer time. The climate is characterized by rain during the summer and autumn and a dry winter. The annual average temperature is between 11 and 14 degrees Centigrade while the annual precipitation is mostly affected by the monsoon rain. Between 500 millimeters and 1000 millimeters of rain can fall each year.

 Cities in Shandong

 Binzhou
 

 Dezhou
 

 Dongying
 

 Heze
 

 Jinan
 

 Jining

 Laiwu
 

 Liaocheng
 

 Linyi
 

 Qingdao
 

 Qufu
 

 Rizhao

 Tai'an
 

 Weifang
 

 Weihai
 

 Yantai
 

 Zaozhuang
 

 Zibo