Tieling

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Tieling
铁岭
Prefecture-level city
铁岭市
The New Tieling City Government Bldg.
Location of Teiling City jurisdiction in Liaoning
Tieling
Location of the city centre in Liaoning
Coordinates: 42°17′N 123°50′E / 42.283°N 123.833°E / 42.283; 123.833
Country People's Republic of China
Province Liaoning
Districts and Counties
Government
 • CPC Dandong Committee Secretary
 • Mayor Li Wenke
Area
 • Prefecture-level city 12,966 km2 (5,006 sq mi)
 • Urban 203 km2 (78 sq mi)
 • Metro 2,434 km2 (940 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Prefecture-level city 3,020,000
 • Density 230/km2 (600/sq mi)
 • Urban 305,966
 • Urban density 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
 • Metro 647,928
 • Metro density 270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 112000
Area code(s) 24
Licence plates 辽M
Administrative division code 211200
ISO 3166-2 cn-21-12
Website www.tieling.gov.cn

Tieling (simplified Chinese: 铁岭; traditional Chinese: 鐵嶺; pinyin: Tiělíng; literally "iron peak") is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Liaoning province of the People's Republic of China.

The population is 3 million at the 2nd of 2004. Tieling is a city where coal mining is an important industry.

The mayor of Tieling is Li Wenke. An Intermediate People's Court is in Tieling. The actor Zhao Benshan was born in Tieling.

Demographics

The total population was 3 million at the end of 2004.[citation needed] Tieling is a multiethnic area where the majority is Han and the minorities, like the Manchu, Korean, Mongolian, Hui, Xibo, Uygur, and ethnic Russians, live in a compact community. The minorities make up 23.2% of the total population.

Administration

Tieling has jurisdiction over 7 divisions:

Map
# Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population (2003 est.) Area (km²) Density (/km²)
1 Yinzhou District 银州区 Yínzhōu Qū 340,000 203 1,675
2 Qinghe District 清河区 Qīnghé Qū 100,000 423 236
3 Diaobingshan City 调兵山市 Diàobīngshān Shì 240,000 263 913
4 Kaiyuan City 开原市 Kāiyuán Shì 580,000 2,825 205
5 Tieling County 铁岭县 Tiělǐng Xiàn 380,000 2,231 170
6 Xifeng County 西丰县 Xīfēng Xiàn 350,000 2,699 130
7 Changtu County 昌图县 Chāngtú Xiàn 1,030,000 4,322 238
The Yinzhou District Government Bldg. (formerly the Tieling City Government Bldg.), on Shizheng Road, downtown Tieling.

Sightseeing

There are several sightseeing spots:[1]

  • Yingang Academy (银冈书院)
  • Tieling Grand Theater (铁岭剧院)
  • Longshou Mountain & Longwei Mountain Scenic Area (龙首山和龙尾山风景区)
  • Chai River Dam (柴河水库)

  • Yingang Academy

  • Tieling Grand Theater

  • Longshou Mountain Park

  • Chai River Dam

References

  1. ↑ Tieling (Baidu Encyclopedia) (in Chinese)

External links

Coordinates: 42°18′N 123°51′E / 42.300°N 123.850°E / 42.300; 123.850

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