Yantai is located in the middle of Shandong Peninsula, at 119 34 ′ ~ 121 57 ′ east longitude and 36 16 ′ ~ 38 23 ′ north latitude. Weihai in the east, Weifang in the west, Qingdao in the southwest, Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea in the north, Liaodong Peninsula in the opposite direction, and Dalian across the sea, which together form a maritime gateway to Beijing, the capital of China. The maximum horizontal distance is 214 kilometers, the maximum vertical distance is 131 kilometers, and the land area of the whole city is 13745.95 square kilometers, including the urban area? 2643.61? Square kilometers, the city's coastline is 712.5 kilometers long, and the island is curved? 216.62? Kilometers.

Yantai has jurisdiction over four districts, namely Zhifu, Fushan, Muping and Laishan, and Changdao County, and seven county-level cities, namely Longkou, Laiyang, Laizhou, Penglai, Zhaoyuan, Qixia and Haiyang. In order to speed up the economic development of Haiyang City, Haiyang City revoked Fengcheng Town and set up Fengcheng Sub-district Office, which was stationed in the former Fengcheng Town Government after being studied by the municipal government and reported to the provincial government for approval. In order to speed up the economic development of Qixia city, the three villages of Dongfuyuan, Xifuyuan and Nanfuyuan under the jurisdiction of Yangchu Town were placed under the jurisdiction of Cuiping Sub-district Office after being studied by the municipal government and reported to the provincial government for approval. After adjustment, the city has 94 towns, 48 sub-district offices, 6 townships, 467 neighborhood committees, 6,315 village committees and 6,881 natural villages. < P > The living standards of urban residents continue to improve. According to a sample survey, the per capita disposable income of urban residents reached 12,452 yuan, up by 15.3%, of which the wage income was 11,818 yuan, up by 11.5%. The per capita consumption expenditure was 9135 yuan, an increase of 12.2%. Among them, food consumption expenditure was 3,361 yuan, an increase of 11.9%; Clothing consumption expenditure was 1,458 yuan, an increase of 29.3%; Expenditure on household equipment and supplies services was 272 yuan, down 32.1%; Expenditure on medical care was 933 yuan, up by 46.1%; Expenditure on transportation and communication was 883 yuan, an increase of 22.8%; Expenditure on entertainment, culture and education services was 997 yuan, down by 16.9%; Residential consumption expenditure was 793 yuan, an increase of 18.1%; Expenditure on miscellaneous goods and services was 338 yuan, up by 15.1%. The Engel coefficient of urban residents is 37.2%. The per capita living space of urban residents in the city is 18.67 square meters. At the end of the year, every 111 urban households had 6.5 family cars, 32.5 motorcycles, 57.5 DVD players, 42.5 air conditioners, 66.5 microwave ovens, 46 computers, 145.5 mobile phones, 5.5 sets of fitness equipment and 4 pianos.

local finance: the financial strength has been further enhanced. The total fiscal revenue in the city reached 29.35 billion yuan, an increase of 24.8%; The local fiscal revenue was 8.714 billion yuan, an increase of 36.1%. Among them, the business tax was 1.712 billion yuan, up by 17.7%; The value-added tax was 1.546 billion yuan, up by 115.8%; Enterprise income tax was 797 million yuan, up by 18.5%; Personal income tax was 228 million yuan, an increase of 22.6%. The city's national tax revenue was 18.925 billion yuan, an increase of 22.2%, of which the revenue of the national tax system was 12.778 billion yuan, an increase of 21% (of which the domestic tax revenue was 8.735 billion yuan, an increase of 25%); The local tax system * * * organized various incomes of 6.147 billion yuan, an increase of 24.8%. The structure of fiscal expenditure has been continuously optimized, and key expenditures have been guaranteed. The city's fiscal expenditure was 11.411 billion yuan, an increase of 24%.

Yantai is named after Yantai Mountain.

Yantai, an ancient place of Dongyi nationality. In Xia Dynasty, Dongyi people built a country (where Laizhou city crossed the west today). The Shang, Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn Dynasties were the land of Lai. The warring States period belongs to qi. The Qin Dynasty belonged to Qi County. The Han Dynasty was Donglai County. Jin is Donglai country. The Northern and Southern Dynasties were Donglai and Changguang counties. Sui is Laizhou. Tang set up Dengzhou and Laizhou. Song and Yuan Dynasties were caused by it. Ming and Qing dynasties were Dengzhou and Laizhou. In June, 1858, the Qing government signed the Tianjin Treaty with Britain, France and other countries, and made 111 ports, including Bidengzhou, as trading ports. In May, 1861, the Qing government approved to change Yantai into a trading port. On August 22nd, Wang Qi, the alternate magistrate of Zhili, presided over the official opening ceremony of Yantai and announced the establishment of the East Customs. Since then, 17 countries including Britain, France and the United States have successively set up consulates in Yantai. On February 4th, 1862, Denglaiqing garrison road was moved from Laizhou to Yantai, and Daotai Chongfang also served as the supervisor of the East Customs. In 1914, it was renamed Denglai Green Jiaodao, which governs Dengzhou, Laizhou, Qingzhou and Jiaozhou.