Tieling

For other uses, see Tieling County.

Tieling 铁岭
—  Prefecture-level city  —
铁岭市
The New Tieling City Government Bldg.
Location of Teiling in Liaoning
Tieling Location within China
Coordinates (city(2410000)): 42°17′N 123°50′E / 42.283°N 123.833°E / 42.283; 123.833
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	12,966 km2 (5,006.2 sq mi)
- Urban	203 km2 (78.4 sq mi)
- Metro	2,434 km2 (939.8 sq mi)
Population (2004)
- Prefecture-level city	3,020,000
- Density	232.9/km2 (603.3/sq mi)
- Urban	305,966
- Urban density	1,507.2/km2 (3,903.7/sq mi)
- Metro	647,928
- Metro density	266.2/km2 (689.5/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Area code(s)	24
Website	www.tieling.gov.cn

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

The population is 3 million at the 2nd of 2004. 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.

Demographics

The total population was 3 million at the end of 2004. ^[1] Tieling is a multiethnic area where the majority Han and the minorities Manchu, Korean, Mongolian, Hui, Xibo, Uygur, and ethnic Russians live in a compact community. The minorities make up 23.2% of the total population.

Administration

Tieling has jurisdiction over 7 divisions:

Map
#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2003 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Yinzhou District	银州区	Yínzhōu Qū	340,000	203	1,675
2	Qinghe District	清河区	Qīnghé Qū	100,000	423	236
3	Diaobingshan City	调兵山市	Diàobīngshān Shì	240,000	263	913
4	Kaiyuan City	开原市	Kāiyuán Shì	580,000	2,825	205
5	Tieling County	铁岭县	Tiělǐng Xiàn	380,000	2,231	170
6	Xifeng County	西丰县	Xīfēng Xiàn	350,000	2,699	130
7	Changtu County	昌图县	Chāngtú Xiàn	1,030,000	4,322	238

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  The Yinzhou District Government Bldg. (formerly the Tieling City Government Bldg.), on Shizheng Road, downtown Tieling

What to see

There are several sightseeing spots: ^[2]

• Yingang Academy (银冈书院)
• Tieling Grand Theater (铁岭剧院)
• Longshou Mountain & Longwei Mountain Scenic Area (龙首山和龙尾山风景区)
• Chai River Dam (柴河水库)

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  Yingang Academy

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  Tieling Grand Theater

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  Longshou Mountain Park

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  Chai River Dam

References

1. ^ Tieling City (Hudong Encyclopedia) (in Chinese)
2. ^ Tieling (Baidu Encyclopedia) (in Chinese)

External links

• Official web site (in Chinese)

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