Liaoyuan

Liaoyuan
辽源市
Liao-yüan
Longshou Mountain
Liaoyuan Zoo and Botanical Garden
View of Liaoyuan from Kuixing Tower
East Liao River Bridge
Maitreya Temple
Fushou Palace and Kuixing Building
Happy Liaoyuan Carnival
Nickname: 
大疙瘩 ("Great lump")
Liaoyuan City (yellow) in Jilin (light grey) and China
Liaoyuan
Location of city centre in Jilin
Coordinates (Liaoyuan municipal government): 42°53′17″N 125°08′41″E / 42.8880°N 125.1447°E / 42.8880; 125.1447
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
County-level divisions4
Incorporated (county)August 4, 1902
Incorporated (County-level city)October 15, 1948
Incorporated (Prefecture-level city)October 3, 1983
Municipal seatLongshan District
Government
 • TypePrefecture-level city
 • CPC Liaoyuan SecretaryWu Lan
 • MayorJin Yuhui
Area
5,125 km2 (1,979 sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2017)
46.30 km2 (17.88 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2010)
1,176,645
 • Density229.6/km2 (594.6/sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2017)
475,400
 • Urban density10,270/km2 (26,590/sq mi)
GDP
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 72.7 billion
US$ 11.7 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 59,905
US$ 9,618
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
136200
Area code0437
ISO 3166 codeCN-JL-04
License Plate Prefix吉D

Liaoyuan (simplified Chinese: 辽源; traditional Chinese: 遼源; pinyin: Liáoyuán) is a prefecture-level city in Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It is bounded on the west and south by Tieling of Liaoning province, west and north by Siping, and east by Tonghua and Jilin City. Liaoyuan lies some 100 km (62 mi) south of Changchun, the provincial capital. Covering an area of 5,125 km2 (1,979 sq mi), Liaoyuan is the smallest among the prefecture-level divisions of Jilin. Liaoyuan has a total population of 1,176,645 in the prefecture, while the urban area has a population of 462,233.