Liaoyuan
Liaoyuan
辽源市 Liao-yüan | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: 大疙瘩 ("Great lump") | |
Liaoyuan City (yellow) in Jilin (light grey) and China | |
| Coordinates (Liaoyuan municipal government): 42°53′17″N 125°08′41″E / 42.8880°N 125.1447°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| County-level divisions | 4 |
| Incorporated (county) | August 4, 1902 |
| Incorporated (County-level city) | October 15, 1948 |
| Incorporated (Prefecture-level city) | October 3, 1983 |
| Municipal seat | Longshan District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • CPC Liaoyuan Secretary | Wu Lan |
| • Mayor | Jin Yuhui |
| Area | |
| 5,125 km2 (1,979 sq mi) | |
| • Urban (2017) | 46.30 km2 (17.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| 1,176,645 | |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2017) | 475,400 |
| • Urban density | 10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 72.7 billion US$ 11.7 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 59,905 US$ 9,618 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 136200 |
| Area code | 0437 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JL-04 |
| License Plate Prefix | 吉D |
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Liaoyuan (simplified Chinese: 辽源; traditional Chinese: 遼源; pinyin: Liáoyuán) is a prefecture-level city in Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It is bounded on the west and south by Tieling of Liaoning province, west and north by Siping, and east by Tonghua and Jilin City. Liaoyuan lies some 100 km (62 mi) south of Changchun, the provincial capital. Covering an area of 5,125 km2 (1,979 sq mi), Liaoyuan is the smallest among the prefecture-level divisions of Jilin. Liaoyuan has a total population of 1,176,645 in the prefecture, while the urban area has a population of 462,233.