Tieling 铁岭市 T'ieh-ling | |
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) The Tieling City Government Building with Ruyi Lake | |
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 Tieling  Location of the city centre in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates (Yinzhou District government): 42°17′12″N 123°50′33″E / 42.2866°N 123.8424°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 (2017)[2] | 216.15 km2 (83.46 sq mi) |
| • Districts[2] | 675.2 km2 (260.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,717,732 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2017)[2] | 434,799 |
| • Urban density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
| • Districts[2] | 587,000 |
| 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 |
Tieling (simplified Chinese: 铁岭; traditional Chinese: 鐵嶺; pinyin: Tiělíng; 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
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.[4]
Administrative divisions
Tieling has jurisdiction over 7 divisions:
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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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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[5] | |||||||||||||
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
Chai River Reservoir
Qinghe Reservoir
Ruyi Lake
Yingang Academy
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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.[6]
References
- ^ 地理位置 (in Chinese). Tieling People's Government. 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ a b c d Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "The data of 6th census in Tieling". Tieling Statistical Information Net. Tieling Statistical Bureau.
- ^ 人口民族 (in Chinese). 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
- Official web site (in Chinese)