Liaoning
Liaoning (help·info) (simplifeed Cheenese: 辽宁; traditeeonal Cheenese: 遼寧; pinyin: Liáoníng) is a province o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae, locatit in the northeast o the kintra. Its ane-character abbreviation is "辽" (pinyin: liáo), a name taken frae the Liao River that flowes throu the province. "Níng" means "peace".[3] The modren province wis established in 1907 as Fengtian province (奉天 pinyin: Fèngtiān; Postal map spellin: Fengtien) an the name wis chyngit tae Liaoning in 1929. Unner the Japanese puppet Manchukuo regime, the province revertit tae its 1907 name, but the name Liaoning wis restored in 1945.
Liaoning Province 辽宁省 | |
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| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Cheenese | 辽宁省 (Liáoníng Shěng) |
| • Abbreviation | 辽 (pinyin: Liáo) |
.svg) Map shawin the location o Liaoning Province | |
| Coordinates: 41°06′N 122°18′E / 41.1°N 122.3°ECoordinates: 41°06′N 122°18′E / 41.1°N 122.3°E | |
| Named for | The Liao River |
| Caipital (an lairgest ceety) | Shenyang |
| Divisions | 14 prefecturs, 100 coonties, 1511 tounships |
| Govrenment | |
| • Secretar | Wang Min |
| • Govrenor | Chen Zhenggao |
| Area | |
| • Total | 145900 km2 (56,300 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 21st |
| Population (2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 43,900,000 |
| • Rank | 14t |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 15t |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic composeetion | Han - 84% Manchu - 13% Mongols - 2% Hui - 0.6% Korean - 0.6% Xibe - 0.3% |
| • Leids an dialects | Northeastren Mandarin, Jiaoliao Mandarin, Beijing Mandarin, Pyongan Korean, Manchu |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-21 |
| GDP (2012) | CNY 2.707 trillion US$ 441.60 billion (7th) |
| • per capita | CNY 61,663 US$ 10,059 (7t) |
| HDI (2008) | 0.835 (high) (7t) |
| Website | www |
| Liaoning | |||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 遼寧省 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 辽宁省 | ||||||||
| Postal | Liaoning Province | ||||||||
| Leeteral meanin | Pacified Liao Province Peaceful Province o the Liao | ||||||||
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| Manchu name | |||||||||
| Manchu script | ᠯᡳᠶᠣᠣ ᠨᡳᠩ Liyoo-ning | ||||||||
| Fengtian | |||||||||
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| Cheenese | 奉天省 | ||||||||
| Postal | Fengtien Province | ||||||||
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| Manchu name | |||||||||
| Manchu script | ᠠᠪᡴᠠᡳ ᡳᠮᡳᠶᠠᠩᡤᠠ Abkai-imiyangga | ||||||||
Liaoning is locateit in the soothren pairt o the Northeast, an is aften cried "the Gowden Triangle"[4] acause o its superior geographical location.
References
eedit- ↑ "Doing Business in China - Survey". Ministry Of Commerce - People's Republic Of China. Archived frae the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ "Communiqué of the National Bureau of Statistics of People's Republic of China on Major Figures of the 2010 Population Census [1] (No. 2)". National Bureau of Statistics of China. 29 Apryle 2011. Archived frae the original on 7 Januar 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ Room, Adrian. Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for 6,600 Countries, Cities, Territories, Natural Features, and Historic Sites 2nt ed., p. 218. McFarland & Co. (Jefferson), 2006. Accessed 20 Jan 2014.
- ↑ "Liaoning Travel Guide: Map, History, Sightseeing, Ethnic Minority, Climate". Retrieved 14 Mairch 2010.
Freemit airtins
eedit| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Liaoning. |
- Offeecial wabsteid o the Liaoning Provincial Govrenment
- Liaoning Information Guide Archived 2011-10-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Inglis)
- China Liaoning Business Guide
Travel guide tae Liaoning frae Wikivoyage
