Liaoyang is a prefecture level city in east central Liaoning province, China, on the Taizi River about an hour's drive south of the provincial capital Shenyang, with a population of 1,604,580 recorded in the 2020 census. It is one of northeast China's oldest continuously inhabited cities, having served as capital of the Liaodong Commandery under the Qin and Han dynasties and briefly as capital of the Later Jin dynasty under Nurhaci in 1621. The city is home to the White Pagoda, dating to 1189 during the Liao dynasty.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Liaoyang (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 1,604,580 (2020)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 41.26432, longitude 123.1772
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 29 m
P2046 (area)
area 4735.78 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 1604580 (2020)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Liaoyang - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2036113
41.27194 123.17306 P PPL CN 19 2110 687890 33 Asia/Shanghai
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 33 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.25, 123.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.25, 123.25
41.25 123.25 Dwa
Wikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source Liaoyang (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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