Yantai (; ), formerly known as
Chefoo or
Chih-fou (芝罘
Zhīfú), is a
prefecture-level city in northeastern
Shandong province,
China. Located on the
Bohai Strait and the southern coast of the
Korea Bay, Yantai borders the cities of
Qingdao and
Weihai to the southwest and east respectively. It is the largest fishing
seaport in Shandong. Its population was 6,968,202 at the 2010 census, of whom 2,227,733 lived in the built-up area made up of 4 urban districts (Zhifu, Muping, Fushan and Laishan).