Laoling

Laoling
乐陵市
Loling
Laoling TV tower in 2024
Laoling in Dezhou
Laoling
Location of the city center in Shandong
Coordinates: 37°43′48″N 117°13′55″E / 37.730°N 117.232°E / 37.730; 117.232
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityDezhou
Area
  Total
1,173 km2 (453 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total
676,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
253600

Laoling (simplified Chinese: 乐陵; traditional Chinese: 樂陵; pinyin: Làolíng), often mispronounced as Leling, is a county-level city in the northwest of Shandong province, China, bordering Hebei province to the north. Laoling has more than 640,000 inhabitants (1999) and is under the jurisdiction of Dezhou City.