Liaocheng
Liaocheng
聊城市 | |
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Location of Liaocheng in Shandong | |
Interactive map of Liaocheng | |
| Coordinates (Liaocheng municipal government): 36°27′21″N 115°59′07″E / 36.4559°N 115.9852°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| County-level divisions | 8 |
| Township-level divisions | 134 |
| Municipal seat | Dongchangfu District |
| Government | |
| • CPC Secretary | Song Yuanfang (宋远方) |
| • Mayor | Lin Fenghai (林峰海) |
| Area | |
| 8,721 km2 (3,367 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1,254 km2 (484 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,254 km2 (484 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census for total, 2010 census for otherwise) | |
| 5,952,128 | |
| • Density | 682.5/km2 (1,768/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,229,768 |
| • Urban density | 980.7/km2 (2,540/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,229,768 |
| • Metro density | 980.7/km2 (2,540/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 315 billion US$ 47.6 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 51,935 US$ 7,848 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 252000 |
| Area code | 0635 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-SD-15 |
| License Plate Prefix | 鲁P |
| Website | www |
Liaocheng (Chinese: 聊城; pinyin: Liáochéng) is a prefecture-level city in western Shandong province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the southeast, Dezhou to the northeast, Tai'an to the south, and the provinces of Hebei and Henan to the west. The Grand Canal flows through the city center. Its population was 5,789,863 at the 2010 census of whom 1,229,768 lived in the built-up area made up of Donchangfu district, even though large parts remain rural.