Liaoyuan
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| Liaoyuan 辽源 |
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| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| - Simplified | 辽源 |
| - Traditional | 遼源 |
| - Pinyin | Liáoyuán |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Liaoyuan (simplified Chinese: 辽源; traditional Chinese: 遼源; pinyin: Liáoyuán) is a prefecture-level city located in Jilin province, People's Republic of China. Liaoyuan city lies some 120 km south-west of Changchun, the capital of Jilin province, and has a population of 1,267,033 (including rural region, 2000) and 462,233 (urban alone, 2000).
Coal mining used to contribute an important part of the local economy. However after 1997, because of the exhaustion of coal resource, the economy of this city was brought to a standstill. Fortunately, the city succeeded in transforming its economic structure from a mining-oriented one to a light manufacturing oriented one. At present, the city is the largest sock-manufacturing center in Manchuria.
The present mayor of this city is Wang Zhaohua (simplified Chinese: 王兆华; traditional Chinese: 王兆華; pinyin: Wáng Zhàohuá).
Coordinates: 42°54′02″N 125°08′25″E / 42.90056°N 125.14028°E
On December 16, 2005, a fire in a hospital killed at least 39 people, 33 of whom were patients. The cause of the fire was the aging of wire, as reported by local media.(BBC)
[edit] Administrative divisions
- Longshan District (龙山区)
- Xi'an District (西安区)
- Dongliao County (东辽县)
- Dongfeng County (东丰县)
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