Ninghai County is a county under the jurisdiction of Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, located in the middle of Chinese mainland coastline, between the eastern part of Zhejiang Province and the southern coast of Ningbo City, between Xiangshan Port and Sanmenwan, where Tiantai Mountain meets Siming Mountain Range, bordering Xiangshan County in the east, Sanmen County in Taizhou City in the south, Tiantai County in Taizhou City and Xinchang County in Shaoxing City in the west, and Fenghua District in the north. Ningbo is a county under separate state planning.

One of the first batch of coastal open areas approved by the State Council. The total land area of the county is 186 1.20 square kilometers, and the landform is "seven mountains, one water and two fields". By the end of 20 19, the county had jurisdiction over 4 streets, 1 1 town, 3 townships, 30 communities and 363 administrative villages. By the end of 2022, the resident population of Ninghai County was 709,000, and the urbanization rate was 63.7%.

Historical evolution:

The establishment of Ninghai County began at the beginning of Jin Taikang. The origin of the county name, according to legend, a general led the army south along the coast, all the way to Sanmen Bay was calm, hence the name Ninghai.

Ming Wanli's Explanation of Names of Counties and Counties in Zhejiang Province said: "The city is close to the sea and the name of Ninghai is still called Ningbo." "Rebuilding Zhejiang Tongzhi Draft" says that Ninghai Company "takes the meaning of coastal peace". In short, the county is located on the seashore, so it is named after praying for the tranquility of the sea.

As early as the Neolithic Age, our ancestors lived and worked in Ninghai County. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the county belonged to Yue State. In the 23rd year of Chu Huaiwang (the first 306 years), the state of Yue was destroyed by Chu, and the county belonged to Chu. In the 25th year of Ying Zheng, King of Qin (222 BC), Huiji County was established. The northern part of the county belongs to Yinxian County and Huiji County, and the southern part belongs to Minzhong County.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Ninghai County