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{{Short description|Former prefecture-level city in Shandong, China}}
{{about|the former prefecture-level city|the modern district in [[Jinan]]|Laiwu District}}
{{Infobox Former Subdivision
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|native_name={{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|莱芜市}}}}
|common_name=Laiwu
|subdivision=[[Prefecture-level city]]
|nation=[[China]]
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|s1=Gangcheng District
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|image_map=ChinaShandongLaiwu.png
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|date_start=
|year_start=1992
|date_end=
|year_end=2019
|political_subdiv=
|stat_area1=2246.21
|today=[[Jinan]], Shandong
|demonym=
|s2=Laiwu District
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{{Infobox Chinese
| population_total = 1,298,529
| s = {{linktext|莱芜}} | t = {{linktext|萊蕪}}
| c = 
| p = Láiwú
| w = Lai<sup>2</sup>-wu<sup>2</sup>
| bpmf = ㄌㄞˊ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ㄨˊ
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| psp = Laiwu
| l = 
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'''Laiwu''' ({{zh|s=莱芜 |t=萊蕪 |p=Láiwú}}) was a [[prefecture-level city]] in central [[Shandong]] [[Province (China)|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<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com//2019-01/09/c_1123965998.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123223633/http://www.xinhuanet.com//2019-01/09/c_1123965998.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 23, 2019|title=国务院批复同意山东省调整济南市莱芜市行政区划|work=Xinhua News Agency |language=zh}}</ref> and 907,839 living in urban area.

==Administration==
[[File:莱芜市钢城区.jpg|thumb|Gangcheng, Laiwu]]

The [[prefecture-level city]] of Laiwu administered two [[Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China#County level|county-level divisions]], both of which were [[District of China|districts]].

*[[Laiwu District|Laicheng District]] ({{lang|zh-hans|莱城区}}; {{lang|zh-hant|萊城區}})
*[[Gangcheng District]] ({{lang|zh-hans|钢城区}}; {{lang|zh-hant|鋼城區}})

They were further divided into 19 [[Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China#Township level|township-level divisions]], including 14 [[Town (China)|towns]], one [[Township (People's Republic of China)|townships]] and four [[Subdistricts of China|subdistrict]]s.

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.
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Commons category-inline|Laiwu}}

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