Dalian, a city under the jurisdiction of Liaoning Province, also known as Bincheng, is a sub-provincial city, a city with separate plans and a megacity. The State Council is an important central city, port and scenic tourist city along the northern coast of China. The basic landform is high in the middle and gradually decreases to the east and west sides; Located in the warm temperate zone of the northern hemisphere and the east coast of Eurasia, it has a warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate.

The city has jurisdiction over 7 districts, 1 county and 2 county-level cities, with a total area of 12574 square kilometers. This is a big I-type city. According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0: 00 on June 165438+ 10 on October 65438, the resident population of Dalian was 7450785.

Organizational system evolution

The name of Dalian originated from Dalian Bay and began in modern times. 1880, Li Hongzhang, the minister of Beiyang, mentioned "Dalian Bay" in "Notes on the Construction Planning of Dalian Bay Military Port". The place name of Dalian is a transliteration of "Darini". "Darini" is Russian, which means "far away". The origin of "Darini" was after Dalian became a Russian concession.

According to the order of Tsar Nicholas, this place was named Darini and opened as a free trade port. During the Japanese occupation, February 1905 was called Dalian. After liberation, in April, 1949, 1, Dalian and Lushun were collectively called Lvda City. 1981February was renamed Dalian with the approval of the State Council.