Laiwu
Former prefecture-level city in Shandong, China
title: "Laiwu" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-in-shandong", "former-prefectures-in-shandong", "populated-places-established-in-1992", "populated-places-disestablished-in-2019", "1992-establishments-in-china", "2019-disestablishments-in-china", "jinan"] description: "Former prefecture-level city in Shandong, China" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laiwu" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Former prefecture-level city in Shandong, China ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Former Subdivision"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| conventional_long_name | Laiwu |
| native_name | 莱芜市 |
| common_name | Laiwu |
| subdivision | Prefecture-level city |
| nation | China |
| s1 | Gangcheng District |
| image_map | ChinaShandongLaiwu.png |
| year_start | 1992 |
| year_end | 2019 |
| stat_area1 | 2246.21 |
| today | Jinan, Shandong |
| s2 | Laiwu District |
| :: |
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| population_total = 1,298,529 | s = 莱芜 | t = 萊蕪 | c = | p = Láiwú | w = Lai2-wu2 | bpmf = ㄌㄞˊ ㄨˊ | mi = | psp = Laiwu | l =
Laiwu () was a prefecture-level city in central Shandong Province, China. Bordered the provincial capital of Jinan to the north, Zibo to the east and Tai'an to the southwest, it was the smallest prefecture-level city in the province. It had a population of 1,298,529 as of the 2010 census, all living in the built-up (or metro) area made of 2 urban Districts and became part of Jinan in 2019 and 907,839 living in urban area.
Administration
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/莱芜市钢城区.jpg" caption="Gangcheng, Laiwu"] ::
The prefecture-level city of Laiwu administered two county-level divisions, both of which were districts.
- Laicheng District (莱城区; 萊城區)
- Gangcheng District (钢城区; 鋼城區)
They were further divided into 19 township-level divisions, including 14 towns, one townships and four subdistricts.
Since 1 January 2019, Laiwu was merged into Jinan which is the capital city of Shandong province and is no longer a prefecture-level city. ::data[format=table]
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References
References
- "国务院批复同意山东省调整济南市莱芜市行政区划". Xinhua News Agency.
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