42°13′25″N 123°43′34″E / 42.2237°N 123.7260°E / 42.2237; 123.7260
Prefecture-level city in Liaoning, People's Republic of China| Tieling 铁岭市T'ieh-ling | |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
 The Tieling City Government Building with Ruyi Lake | |
.png) Location of Tieling City jurisdiction in Liaoning | |
  TielingLocation of the city centre in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates (Yinzhou District government): 42°17′12″N 123°50′33″E / 42.2866°N 123.8424°E / 42.2866; 123.8424 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Municipal seat | Tieling County |
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| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Wu Yesong |
| • Mayor | Sun Yi |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 12,966 km (5,006 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 638 km (246 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,434 km (940 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,388,294 |
| • Density | 180/km (480/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 459,985 |
| • Urban density | 720/km (1,900/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 699,675 |
| • Metro density | 290/km (740/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 74 billion US$ 11.9 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 27,885 US$ 4,477 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 112000 |
| Area code | 24 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-LN-12 |
| Licence plates | 辽M |
| Administrative division code | 211200 |
| Website | www.tieling.gov.cn |
Tieling (simplified Chinese: 铁岭; traditional Chinese: 鐵嶺; pinyin: Tiělǐng; lit. 'iron peak') is one of 14 prefecture-level cities in Liaoning province of the People's Republic of China. Tieling is a city where coal mining is an important industry.
Demographics
As of the 2020 census, Tieling was home to 2,388,294 people, whom 699,675 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Yinzhou District and Tieling County, Qinghe District not being conurbated yet. 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.
Administrative divisions
Tieling has jurisdiction over 7 divisions:
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Yinzhou
Qinghe
TielingCounty Xifeng County Changtu County Diaobingshan (city) Kaiyuan (city) | |||||
| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km) | Density (/km) |
| Yinzhou District | 银州区 | Yínzhōu Qū | 340,000 | 203 | 1,675 |
| Qinghe District | 清河区 | Qīnghé Qū | 100,000 | 423 | 236 |
| Diaobingshan City | 调兵山市 | Diàobīngshān Shì | 240,000 | 263 | 913 |
| Kaiyuan City | 开原市 | Kāiyuán Shì | 580,000 | 2,825 | 205 |
| Tieling County | 铁岭县 | Tiělǐng Xiàn | 380,000 | 2,231 | 170 |
| Xifeng County | 西丰县 | Xīfēng Xiàn | 350,000 | 2,699 | 130 |
| Changtu County | 昌图县 | Chāngtú Xiàn | 1,030,000 | 4,322 | 238 |
Climate
| Climate data for Tieling (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.6 (99.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
37.6 (99.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
14.2 (57.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
1.5 (34.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.4 (74.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
8.5 (47.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −34.6 (−30.3) |
−29.0 (−20.2) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−34.6 (−30.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.3 (0.21) |
7.8 (0.31) |
15.0 (0.59) |
32.1 (1.26) |
60.3 (2.37) |
90.6 (3.57) |
175.1 (6.89) |
163.7 (6.44) |
52.6 (2.07) |
38.0 (1.50) |
20.7 (0.81) |
10.5 (0.41) |
671.7 (26.43) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 9.5 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 88.2 |
| Average snowy days | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 27.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 53 | 48 | 46 | 51 | 65 | 76 | 79 | 69 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 188.4 | 200.4 | 237.7 | 234.8 | 264.6 | 239.7 | 212.5 | 216.9 | 239.5 | 212.3 | 172.3 | 164.5 | 2,583.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 64 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 46 | 51 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 58 | 59 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Notable people
The famous Chinese skit and sitcom actor, director, and entrepreneur Zhao Benshan was born in Tieling. Chinese director Zhang Meng was born in Tieling.
Sightseeing
There are several sightseeing spots:
- Yingang Academy (银冈书院)
- Longshou Mountain Mountain Scenic Area (龙首山风景区)
- Chai River Reservoir (柴河水库)
- Shangyang Lake Dam (an AAAA Level Sightseeing spot in Qinghe District, Tieling, also called Qinghe Dam (尚阳湖水库，清河水库)
- Liao River Museum (In Lotus Lake Wetland Park) (辽河博物馆)
- Lotus Lake Wetland Park (in Fanhe Town, Tieling)(莲花湖湿地公园)
Economy
Tieling has abundant precious metal and mineral resources, including gold, silver, and aluminum.
Transportation
Rail
Road
International relations
Sister cities
Kanuma, Japan 1980
References
- 地理位置 (in Chinese (China)). Tieling People's Government. 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- "China: Liáoníng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- 辽宁省统计局、国家统计局辽宁调查总队 (October 2016). 《辽宁统计年鉴－2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7900-8. Archived from the original on 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- 人口民族 (in Chinese (China)). Tieling People's Government. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- "Natural resources of Tieling". Official website of Tieling government. Tieling Government.
- "友好城市信息| 日本国驻沈阳总领事馆". Consulate-General of Japan in Shenyang.
External links
- Official web site (in Chinese)
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| Notes: *Provincial capitals, ★Sub-provincial cities, ☆Sub-provincial autonomous prefecture *Sub prefectural-level divisions, ✧"Comparatively larger city [zh]" (较大的市) as approved by the State Council | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| See also: List of prefectures in China, List of cities in China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||