[Area] Dongying City is located in the Yellow River Delta in the north of Shandong Province. The Yellow River, the mother river of the Chinese nation, flows into the Bohai Sea in Dongying City. Dongying City is geographically located at 36 ° 55 ′ - 38 ° 10 ′ north latitude and 118 ° 07 ′ - 119 ° 10 ′ east longitude. It borders the Bohai Sea in the east and north, Binzhou City in the west, Zibo City and Weifang City in the south.The maximum longitudinal distance from north to south is 123 kilometers, the maximum transverse distance from east to west is 74 kilometers, and the total area is 7923 square kilometers. [Establishment] The history of Dongying City before its establishment is mainly traced back to Guangrao, Lijin and Kenli counties.Guangrao County, located in the south of the city, has a long history. It was inhabited more than 5000 years ago, and was established in the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty (201 BC);Lijin County, located in the west of the city, was upgraded from Yongli Town to Lijin County in December of the third year of Jinmingchang (January 1193);Kenli County, located in the northern part of the city, is mostly the Yellow River
