# Kenli, Dongying

Kenli District (simplified Chinese: 垦利区; traditional Chinese: 墾利區; pinyin: Kěnlì Qū) is a district of the city of Dongying, in northern Shandong province. The district includes the mouth of the Yellow River. As of 2019, Kenli District has a population of 238,900.

## History

Kenli was established as a county in 1959.
In June 2016, Kenli was upgraded to a district.

## Geography

The mouth of the Yellow River is located in Kenli District, and flows through the district for 118 kilometres (73 mi). Other major rivers in the district include the Xiaodao River (Chinese: 小岛河), the Yongfeng River (Chinese: 永丰河), the Yihong River (Chinese: 溢洪河), and the Guangli River [zh].

### Climate

The average annual temperature is 12.3 °C (54.1 °F), and the average annual precipitation is 538.4 millimetres (21.20 in).
Climate data for Kenli, elevation 9 m (30 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.2 (63.0) | 22.6 (72.7) | 30.3 (86.5) | 33.8 (92.8) | 39.2 (102.6) | 40.5 (104.9) | 39.1 (102.4) | 37.0 (98.6) | 35.6 (96.1) | 31.4 (88.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 19.7 (67.5) | 40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) | 6.5 (43.7) | 13.2 (55.8) | 20.7 (69.3) | 26.6 (79.9) | 30.4 (86.7) | 31.8 (89.2) | 30.6 (87.1) | 27.1 (80.8) | 20.7 (69.3) | 12.2 (54.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | 19.0 (66.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) | 1.1 (34.0) | 7.2 (45.0) | 14.4 (57.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 25.0 (77.0) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.3 (79.3) | 22 (72) | 15.1 (59.2) | 7.1 (44.8) | 0.3 (32.5) | 13.7 (56.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) | −2.7 (27.1) | 2.5 (36.5) | 9.2 (48.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 20.2 (68.4) | 23.5 (74.3) | 22.9 (73.2) | 17.8 (64.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 3.2 (37.8) | −3.1 (26.4) | 9.5 (49.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.6 (3.9) | −13.2 (8.2) | −7.4 (18.7) | −1.3 (29.7) | 4.7 (40.5) | 10.6 (51.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 14.8 (58.6) | 6.7 (44.1) | −0.9 (30.4) | −9.2 (15.4) | −15.6 (3.9) | −15.6 (3.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.6 (0.18) | 9.4 (0.37) | 8.3 (0.33) | 23.5 (0.93) | 46.3 (1.82) | 82.4 (3.24) | 171.9 (6.77) | 145.6 (5.73) | 36.1 (1.42) | 27.1 (1.07) | 20.1 (0.79) | 5.7 (0.22) | 581 (22.87) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 64.6 |
| Average snowy days | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 10.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 58 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 63 | 74 | 77 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 63 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 181.8 | 182.0 | 231.7 | 248.1 | 276.6 | 252.4 | 216.3 | 215.4 | 216.9 | 208.0 | 172.7 | 171.1 | 2,573 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 59 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 57 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 61 | 57 | 58 | 58 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Administrative divisions

As of 2020, Kenli District is divided into 2 subdistricts, 5 towns, and 4 township-level equivalents [zh].

### Subdistricts

* Kenli Subdistrict [zh] (Chinese: 垦利街道)
* Xinglong Subdistrict [zh] (Chinese: 兴隆街道)

### Towns

| Shengtuo [zh] (Chinese: 胜坨镇) Haojia [zh] (Chinese: 郝家镇) Yong'an [zh] (Chinese: 永安镇) | Huanghekou [zh] (Chinese: 黄河口镇) Dongji [zh] (Chinese: 董集镇) |

## Demographics

According to Harvard University's China Historical GIS, Kenli had a population of 211,444 in 1999.
In the 2000 Chinese Census, Kenli had a recorded population of 242,654.

## Transportation
### Air

Dongying Shengli Airport is located in the southeast of Kenli District.

### Rail

The Zibo–Dongying railway passes through the district.