Liaoyuan

Coordinates: 42°53′17″N 125°08′41″E / 42.8880°N 125.1447°E / 42.8880; 125.1447
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Liaoyuan
辽源市
Liao-yüan
License Plate Prefix
吉D

Liaoyuan (

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.[2]

History

Liaoyuan was an imperial hunting ground during the

Xi'an District
.

The discovery of coal underground shortly afterwards brought prosperity to the city. Between 1931 and 1945, Xi'an was an important coal-mining city in Manchukuo and also the place where American Army General Jonathan M. Wainwright was held as a prisoner. After World War II, Xi'an County was renamed to Beifeng County (simplified Chinese: 北丰县; traditional Chinese: 北豐縣) to avoid confusion with Xi'an in Shaanxi. During the Chinese Civil War, Xi'an was a focal point of the intense fighting between the Communist and Nationalist forces until the summer of 1947 when it was permanently captured by the Communist force. The city was renamed Liaoyuan (literally the source of the East Liao River) in 1952, and the county previously named Liaoyuan was renamed to Shuangliao. As a county-level city, Liaoyuan was under Siping Prefecture's jurisdiction till 1983, when it became a prefecture-level city, administering two districts and two counties.

Geography and Climate

Liaoyuan has a temperate semi-humid monsoon climate. The average annual sunshine totals 2,580 hours, while the average annual precipitation is just above 620 mm (24 in).

silica, and wollastonite
are abundant. Forests cover 42% of the city's lands.

Climate data for Liaoyuan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 5.7
(42.3) 		14.6
(58.3) 		21.5
(70.7) 		30.2
(86.4) 		34.6
(94.3) 		36.7
(98.1) 		36.0
(96.8) 		35.8
(96.4) 		31.3
(88.3) 		29.2
(84.6) 		21.2
(70.2) 		12.3
(54.1) 		36.7
(98.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −7.4
(18.7) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		5.3
(41.5) 		15.3
(59.5) 		22.4
(72.3) 		26.8
(80.2) 		28.6
(83.5) 		27.3
(81.1) 		22.9
(73.2) 		14.6
(58.3) 		3.5
(38.3) 		−5.2
(22.6) 		12.6
(54.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15.3
(4.5) 		−9.9
(14.2) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		8.6
(47.5) 		15.9
(60.6) 		20.9
(69.6) 		23.5
(74.3) 		21.9
(71.4) 		15.6
(60.1) 		7.4
(45.3) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		−12.0
(10.4) 		6.1
(42.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −21.5
(−6.7) 		−16.6
(2.1) 		−7.1
(19.2) 		1.7
(35.1) 		9.3
(48.7) 		15.2
(59.4) 		18.8
(65.8) 		17.2
(63.0) 		9.4
(48.9) 		1.2
(34.2) 		−8.1
(17.4) 		−17.8
(0.0) 		0.1
(32.3)
Record low °C (°F) −41.0
(−41.8) 		−36.3
(−33.3) 		−27.0
(−16.6) 		−13.3
(8.1) 		−4.1
(24.6) 		3.1
(37.6) 		9.9
(49.8) 		3.7
(38.7) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−14.0
(6.8) 		−25.8
(−14.4) 		−36.9
(−34.4) 		−41.0
(−41.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.6
(0.22) 		8.1
(0.32) 		15.4
(0.61) 		30.3
(1.19) 		60.0
(2.36) 		92.9
(3.66) 		148.4
(5.84) 		169.0
(6.65) 		52.3
(2.06) 		31.4
(1.24) 		20.0
(0.79) 		8.8
(0.35) 		642.2
(25.29)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.3 4.1 6.2 7.3 10.9 13.5 14.3 14.0 8.5 7.6 6.8 6.7 105.2
Average snowy days 8.1 5.9 6.9 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 6.4 8.4 39.5
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		71 66 59 53 57 68 79 81 75 68 69 71 68
Mean monthly sunshine hours 172.9 189.1 219.1 216.0 242.0 223.7 201.3 206.7 214.8 197.9 160.2 152.9 2,396.6
Percent possible sunshine 59 63 59 54 53 49 44 48 58 59 55 55 55
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Administrative divisions

Map including Liaoyuan (labeled as 遼源 LIAO-YÜAN (CHENGKIATUN)) (AMS, 1956)
Map
# Name
Hanzi
Hanyu Pinyin
 Population (2010 est.) Area (km2) Density (/km2)
1
Longshan District
 龙山区 Lóngshān Qū 283,045 257 1,101
2
Xi'an District
 西安区 Xī'ān Qū 179,188 172 1,042
3 Dongfeng County 东丰县 Dōngfēng Xiàn 408,679 2,522 162
4 Dongliao County 东辽县 Dōngliáo Xiàn 396,121 2,174 182

Economy

aluminum shell of Apple MacBook Pro is also manufactured in this city. Liaoyuan has a GDP of RMB 50 billion in 2011, rising 15.6% year on year.[6]

Transportation

The

Changchun Airport
is within one and a half-hour's drive from Liaoyuan.

Tourism

Guandong deer meat is one of the popular dishes among local people since Liaoyuan has a long history of raising deer.

Notable people

Accident

On December 16, 2005, a fire in Liaoyuan Central Hospital killed at least 39 people, 33 of whom were patients. The cause of the fire was wire-aging, as reported by local media.(BBC)

Sports

The 15,000-capacity Liaoyuan Stadium is the largest stadium in the city. It opened in 2006 and it is used mostly for association football matches. The stadium also has an athletics track.

Sister cities

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^
    Sina. Archived from the original
    on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
  3. ISBN 978-7-5037-7899-5. Archived from the original
    on 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  4. ^ a b c 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  6. ^ Profiles of China Provinces, Cities and Industrial Parks

External links

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