Shibei District (Chinese: 市北区; pinyin: Shìběi Qū; lit.

As of 2010[update], it has an area of 63.18 square kilometres (24.39 sq mi) and around 1,027,000 inhabitants.

In December 2012, the neighbouring Sifang District was merged into Shibei.

[1] Shibei District is divided into 23 subdistricts, the latter seven of which were ceded from Sifang District:[2][3] Shibei is home to part of the Qingdao Port, one of China's major trade ports and the seventh busiest in the world, with wharves for ore, crude oil, and coal.

It operates more than 125 international sea routes to more than 450 ports in more than 130 countries and regions around the world.