Nationalities:
Han, Hui, Korean, Manchu, and Mongolian

Area:
11,000 square kilometers

Coastline:
over 100 kilometers long

Climatic features:
warm-temperate, semi-humid, monsoonal climate; distinct seasons; occasional summer flooding; frequent spring droughts

Average temperature:
minus 4 centigrade degree in January, 26 centigrade degree in July.

Annual average rainfall:
550 - 650 mm; 75 percent of the rain falls in summer

Physical features:
low-lying alluvial plain along the Haihe River; saline-alkaline soil; faces the Bohai Gulf

Products:
wheat, corn, potatoes, sorghum, peanuts, soybeans; cotton, ambary hemp; pears, walnuts; sea products; petroleum, salt

Administrative divisions:
13 districts and 5 counties

Neighboring areas:
Hebei Province and Beijing Municipality

Comments:
Tianjin is a major port city.