Tieling

Tieling
Chinese transcription(s)
- Traditional	鐵嶺
- Simplified	铁岭
- Pinyin	Tiělíng
Location of Teiling in Liaoning
Tieling Location within China
Coordinates (city(2410000)): 42°17′28″N 123°49′48″E / 42.291°N 123.830°E / 42.291; 123.830
Country	China
Province	Liaoning
Districts and Counties	List Yinzhou District Qinghe District Diaobingshan City Kaiyuan City Tieling County Xifeng County Changtu County
Government
- CPC Dandong	Committee Secretary
- Mayor	Li Wenke
Area
- Prefecture-level city	13,000 km2 (5,019.3 sq mi)
- Urban	638 km2 (246.3 sq mi)
Population (2004)[1]
- Prefecture-level city	3,004,000
- Urban	950,000
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s)	410
Website	www.tieling.gov.cn

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Tieling (Traditional Chinese: 鐵嶺; Simplified Chinese: 铁岭; pinyin: Tiělíng) is a prefecture-level city in Liaoning province of the People's Republic of China.

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.

The total population was 3,004,000，and 972,016 families by the end of 2004, among which, non-agricultural population was 950,000, which was 31.6% while agricultural population was 2,054,000, 68.4 of the total. and male population was 1,535,000 while female population was 1,469,000. Tieling is a multinational area where Han, Manchu, Korean, Mongolian, Hui, Xibo, Uygur, and Russian people live in a compact community, of which, the Han population was 2,312,000, or 70% of the total, while the minority 692,000 make up 23.2% of the total.

Subdivisions

• Yinzhou District (银州区; 銀州區; Yínzhōu Qū)
• Qinghe District (清河区; 清河區; Qīnghé Qū)
• Diaobingshan City (调兵山市; 調兵山市; Diàobīngshān Shì)
• Kaiyuan City (开原市; 開原市; Kāiyuán Shì)
• Tieling County (铁岭县; 鐵嶺縣; Tiělíng Xiàn)
• Xifeng County (西丰县; 西豐縣; Xīfēng Xiàn)
• Changtu County (昌图县; 昌圖縣; Chāngtú Xiàn)

References

1. ^ Tieling China

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Coordinates: 42°18′N 123°51′E / 42.3°N 123.85°E / 42.3; 123.85