Haicheng, Liaoning
Haicheng
海城市 | |
|---|---|
Downtown Haicheng on 20 July 2008 | |
Haicheng in Anshan | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′57″N 122°41′07″E / 40.8824°N 122.6852°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Prefecture-level city | Anshan |
| County seat | Haizhou Subdistrict (海州街道) |
| Area | |
| 2,576.0 km2 (994.6 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2,576 km2 (995 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| 1,067,905 | |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,067,905 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 114200 |
| Area code | 0412 |
| Website | www |
Haicheng (Chinese: 海城; pinyin: Hǎichéng; lit. 'Sea City') is a county-level city in central Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China, located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of the provincial capital Shenyang. It is under the administration of Anshan City, the seat of which lies 36 kilometres (22 mi) to the northeast.
Haicheng has an area of 2,576 square kilometres (995 sq mi) and as of the 2020 census, a decreasing population of 1,067,905 inhabitants (1,232,739 in 2020).
The infamous warlord General Zhang Zuolin was born in Haicheng.