| Tieling | |
| Other Name: | T'ieh-ling |
| Native Name: | 铁岭市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
| Settlement Type: | Prefecture-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | Liaoning |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city centre in Liaoning |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Liaoning |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Tieling County |
| Parts Type: | Districts and Counties |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| P1: | Yinzhou District |
| P2: | Qinghe District |
| P3: | Diaobingshan City |
| P4: | Kaiyuan City |
| P5: | Tieling County |
| P6: | Xifeng County |
| P7: | Changtu County |
| Leader Title: | CPC Secretary |
| Leader Name: | Wu Yesong |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Sun Yi |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 12966 |
| Area Metro Km2: | 2434 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2388294 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 459985 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Population Metro: | 699675 |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Area Urban Km2: | 638 |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP[3] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Prefecture-level city |
| Demographics2 Info1: | CN¥ 74 billion US$ 11.9 billion |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | CN¥ 27,885 US$ 4,477 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Yinzhou District government |
| Coordinates: | 42.2866°N 123.8424°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 112000 |
| Blank Name: | Licence plates |
| Blank Info: | Chinese: 辽M |
| Blank1 Info: | 211200 |
| Iso Code: | CN-LN-12 |
| Area Code: | 24 |
| Website: | www.tieling.gov.cn |
Tieling is one of 14 prefecture-level cities in Liaoning province of the People's Republic of China. Tieling is a city where coal mining is an important industry.
As of the 2020 census, Tieling was home to 2,388,294 people, whom 699,675 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Yinzhou District and Tieling County, Qinghe District not being conurbated yet.Tieling is a multiethnic area where the majority is Han and the minorities, like the Manchu, Korean, Mongolian, Hui, Xibo, Uygur, and ethnic Russians, live in a compact community. The minorities make up 23.2% of the total population.[4]
Tieling has jurisdiction over 7 divisions:
| Map | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | |
| Yinzhou District | Chinese: 银州区 | 340,000 | 203 | 1,675 | ||
| Qinghe District | Chinese: 清河区 | 100,000 | 423 | 236 | ||
| Diaobingshan City | Chinese: 调兵山市 | 240,000 | 263 | 913 | ||
| Kaiyuan City | Chinese: 开原市 | 580,000 | 2,825 | 205 | ||
| Tieling County | Chinese: 铁岭县 | 380,000 | 2,231 | 170 | ||
| Xifeng County | Chinese: 西丰县 | 350,000 | 2,699 | 130 | ||
| Changtu County | Chinese: 昌图县 | 1,030,000 | 4,322 | 238 | ||
The famous Chinese skit and sitcom actor, director, and entrepreneur Zhao Benshan was born in Tieling. Chinese director Zhang Meng was born in Tieling.
There are several sightseeing spots:
Tieling has abundant precious metal and mineral resources, including gold, silver, and aluminum.[5]