Liaoyang

Liaoyang 辽阳市
Prefecture-level city
White Pagoda (Baita) in Liaoyang
Location of Liaoyang City jurisdiction in Liaoning
Liaoyang Location of the city centre in Liaoning
Coordinates (Baita Park (白塔公园)): 41°16′44″N 123°10′34″E / 41.279°N 123.176°E / 41.279; 123.176
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Liaoning
Municipal seat	Baita District
Districts	List Baita District Wensheng District Hongwei District Gongchangling District Taizihe District Dengta City Liaoyang County
Government
• CPC Secretary	Wang Fengbo
• Mayor	Pei Weidong
Area
• Prefecture-level city	4,710 km2 (1,820 sq mi)
• Metro	3,997.8 km2 (1,543.6 sq mi)
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Prefecture-level city	1,604,580
• Density	340/km2 (880/sq mi)
• Urban	877,832
GDP[2]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 102.9 billion US$ 16.5 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 55,659 US$ 8,936
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	111000
Area code	419
ISO 3166 code	CN-LN-10
Licence plates	辽K
Administrative division code	211000
Website	www.liaoyang.gov.cn

Liaoyang (simplified Chinese: 辽阳; traditional Chinese: 遼陽; pinyin: Liáoyáng) is a prefecture-level city of east-central Liaoning province, China, situated on the Taizi River. It is approximately one hour south of Shenyang, the provincial capital, by car. Liaoyang is home to Liaoning University's College of Foreign Studies and a number of vocational colleges. The city hosts a limited number of professional basketball and volleyball games in a modern sports facility. According to the latest statistics in 2020, the age distribution of the population in Liaoyang is as follows: 0-14 years old account for 9.83% of the population; 15-59 years old account for 62.26% of the population; 60 years old and above account for 27.91% of the population; 65 years old and above account for 19.46% of the population.^[3]