districts (Shinan, Shibei, Sifang, Licang, Laoshan, Chengyang and Huangdao) and 5 county-level cities (Jiaozhou, Jimo, Pingdu, Jiaonan and Laixi) under the jurisdiction of Qingdao.
Qingdao has a northern temperate zone monsoon climate with the characteristics of a marine climate, such as moist air, abundant rainfall and four distinctive seasons. It is neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter. The annual average temperature is 12.2o C. The hottest month is August with an average temperature of 25o C and the coldest month is January when the temperature averages 1.3o C. The annual average rainfall is 775.6mm.
The population of Qingdao totals 7,206,800 while the urban population is 2,467,700. The natural population increase is 3.92.
There are 50 minority nationalities, including Man, Korean, Zhuang and Mongol and their population constitutes 0.58% of the total.
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