| Liaocheng | |
| Native Name: | 聊城市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Image Map1: | ChinaShandongLiaocheng.png |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Liaocheng in Shandong |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Liaocheng municipal government |
| Coordinates: | 36.4559°N 115.9852°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shandong |
| Subdivision Type2: | County-level divisions |
| Subdivision Name2: | 8 |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township-level divisions |
| Subdivision Name3: | 134 |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Dongchangfu District |
| Leader Title: | CPC Secretary |
| Leader Name: | Song Yuanfang (Chinese: 宋远方) |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Lin Fenghai (Chinese: 林峰海) |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8721 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 1254 |
| Area Metro Km2: | 1254 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census for total, 2010 census for otherwise |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 5,952,128 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Metro: | 1229768 |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 1229768 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Blank1 Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[3] |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 315 billion US$ 47.6 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 51,935 US$ 7,848 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code: | 252000 |
| Area Code: | 0635 |
| Iso Code: | CN-SD-15 |
| Blank Name: | GDP |
| Blank1 Name: | GDP per capita |
| Blank2 Name: | License Plate Prefix |
| Blank2 Info: | Chinese: 鲁P |
Liaocheng, is a prefecture-level city in western Shandong province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the southeast, Dezhou to the northeast, Tai'an to the south, and the provinces of Hebei and Henan to the west. The Grand Canal flows through the city center. Its population was 5,789,863 at the 2010 census whom 1,229,768 lived in the built-up area made up of Donchangfu district, even though large parts remain rural.[4]
During the Song dynasty, the area of present-day Liaocheng included the prefectures of Bo and Ji. In 2007, the city is named China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.[5]
The prefecture-level city of Liaocheng administers eight county-level divisions, including two districts, one county-level city, and five counties.
These are further divided into 134 township-level divisions.
In August 1949, Liaocheng was detached from Shandong and attached to Pingyuan. In November 1952, Pingyuan was dissolved and Liaocheng returned to Shandong.
The town is served by Liaocheng railway station. A station on the high-speed network, Liaocheng West railway station, is under construction.
Liaocheng is a sister city of the following cities:
Furthermore, there is a partnership with the district Offenbach in Germany.