42°13′25″N 123°43′34″E / 42.2237°N 123.7260°E
| Tieling 铁岭市 T'ieh-ling | |
|---|---|
|  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 / 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 | 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 | 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.[3]
Administrative divisions
Tieling has jurisdiction over 7 divisions:
| Map | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[4][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 Longshou Mountain Scenic Area
 
 
 Ruyi Lake Ruyi Lake
 Yingang Academy Yingang Academy

Economy
Tieling has abundant precious metal and mineral resources, including gold, silver, and aluminum.[6]
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 (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.
External links

- Official web site (in Chinese)

