Laiyang

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Laiyang 莱阳市
County-level city
Location in Yantai
Laiyang Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 36°58′33″N 120°42′49″E / 36.97583°N 120.71361°E / 36.97583; 120.71361
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
Prefecture-level city	Yantai
Area
• Total	1,734 km2 (670 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	872,000
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	265200
Website	www.laiyang.gov.cn

Laiyang city (simplified Chinese: 莱阳; traditional Chinese: 萊陽; pinyin: Láiyáng) is a county-level city within Yantai bordering Qingdao, located in the middle of the Shandong Peninsula, in Shandong province, China. The majority (70%) of its population are farmers and it is famous for producing the Laiyang pear. As of 2010, it had a population of 923,000.^{[citation needed]}