Tieling
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.
Tieling
铁岭市 T'ieh-ling | |
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 The Tieling City Government Building with Ruyi Lake | |
.png.webp) Location of Tieling City jurisdiction in Liaoning | |
  Tieling Location of the city centre in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates (Yinzhou District government): 42°17′12″N 123°50′33″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Municipal seat | Tieling County |
| Districts and Counties | List
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| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Wu Yesong |
| • Mayor | Sun Yi |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 12,966 km2 (5,006 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 638 km2 (246 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,434 km2 (940 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,388,294 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 459,985 |
| • Urban density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 699,675 |
| • Metro density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 112000 |
| Area code(s) | 24 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-LN-12 |
| Licence plates | 辽M |
| Administrative division code | 211200 |
| Website | www.tieling.gov.cn |
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.[3]
Administrative divisions
Tieling has jurisdiction over 7 divisions:
| Map | |||||
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 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 (1981–2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
13.8 (56.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.8 (10.8) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
1.0 (33.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
9.9 (49.8) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
3.1 (37.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.9 (0.23) |
6.4 (0.25) |
18.3 (0.72) |
36.8 (1.45) |
49.9 (1.96) |
88.6 (3.49) |
178.7 (7.04) |
163.1 (6.42) |
60.9 (2.40) |
34.9 (1.37) |
18.0 (0.71) |
9.0 (0.35) |
670.5 (26.39) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 52 | 64 | 78 | 79 | 69 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 61 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4] | |||||||||||||
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)
Longshou Mountain Scenic Area
Ruyi Lake
Yingang Academy
Map including Tieling (labeled as 鉄嶺 T'IEH-LING) (AMS, 1956)
Economy
Tieling has abundant precious metal and mineral resources, including gold, silver, and aluminum.[5]
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".
- 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. China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- "Natural resources of Tieling". Official website of Tieling government. Tieling Government.
External links
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- Official web site (in Chinese)
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