Five counties of Yantai, Shandong province have been included in the top 100 counties list, according to a report on residents' development index of Chinese counties released on Dec 19.

The five counties are Longkou, Penglai, Zhaoyuan, Changdao and Laizhou.

The report is prepared after a survey on 1,926 counties in Chinese mainland and based on the assessment of GDP, residents' income and quality of education as well as life.

However, the findings also indicated that Shandong's development is uneven although its overall growth takes lead in the country. The counties in Shandong’s eastern part are more developed than those in western areas.

Edited by Shahnawaz Akhtar