Wafangdian city, located in the midwest of Liaodong Peninsula, is 39 20' ~ 40 07' north latitude and1210/3' ~12216' east longitude; It is adjacent to Pulandian District in the east, Bohai Sea in the west, Jinzhou District in the south and Yingkou gaizhou city in the north. The whole city governs 9 streets, 13 towns and 8 townships, 1 national development zone (Dalian Changxing Island Economic and Technological Development Zone). It is 292km from Shenyang in the north and 0/04km from Dalian/KLOC-0 in the south, which is an important economic zone connecting Shenyang and Dalian.
Wafangdian city is located in an important position in the economic circle of Northeast Asia, 292 kilometers away from Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province in the north, adjacent to the new urban area of Dalian in the south, and connected with the first bridge of Changxing Island Economic and Technological Development Zone in Dalian. The coastline is 46 1 km long, ranking second at the county level in China, and it is the best seaport in the Bohai Economic Circle. Taiping Bay Port under construction is the core port of Northeast Asia International Shipping Center.
Historical evolution:
After the founding of New China, Fuxian County initially belonged to Liaodong Province.
February 8 1956, belonging to Liaoyang District, Liaoning Province.
1959 65438+1October 4th, changed to Luda City in Liaoning Province.
1966 March 16, changed to southern Liaoning province.
On February 26th, 1968, 1968, it withdrew from southern Liaoning Special Zone and reverted to Luda City (renamed Dalian City 198 1 in February).
1985 65438+1October 17. With the approval of the State Council, Fu County was abolished and wafangdian city (county level) was established.
1 985 April1day, wafangdian city was formally established, which is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Liaoning Province and managed by Dalian City.
During the period of 20 13 and 1, the people's government of Liaoning Province agreed to formally put pulandian city Yuantai Town and Wawo Town under the jurisdiction of wafangdian city according to the Reply of Liaoning Provincial People's Government on Adjusting Some Administrative Divisions of Dalian (Liao [20 12] 169).