Linghai () is a

county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a Administrative divisions of China#County level (3rd), county-level administrative divi ...

in the west of

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

province,

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. It was called Jinxian or Jin County () until 1993, when it was reorganized to a

and renamed Linghai. Lying on the west (right) bank of the

Daling River The Daling River () is a river in Northeast China. With a length of , it is the main river in the arid western part of Liaoning. Its drainage basin covers , 85% of which is located in Liaoning, 13% in Inner Mongolia and the remaining 2% in Hebei. ...

, which flows into the

Liaodong Bay Liaodong Bay () is largest and longest of the three main bays (along with Laizhou Bay to the south and the Bohai Bay to the southwest) of the Bohai Sea, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea. Although named after the Liaodong Peninsula (which ...

near the city, it is under the administration of the

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China' ...

Jinzhou Jinzhou (, ), formerly Chinchow, is a coastal prefecture-level city in central-west Liaoning province, China. It is a geographically strategic city located in the Liaoxi Corridor, which connects most of the land transports between North Chin ...

, the seat of which is .

Administrative divisions

There are three

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, 11

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, seven

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, and one

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under the city's administration.锦州市
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Dalinghe Subdistrict The Daling River () is a river in Northeast China. With a length of , it is the main river in the arid western part of Liaoning. Its drainage basin covers , 85% of which is located in Liaoning, 13% in Inner Mongolia and the remaining 2% in Hebei. ...

(),

Jincheng Subdistrict Jincheng is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Shanxi province, China, bordering Henan province to the south and southeast. It is an industrial city in an area where coal mining is an important industry. The entire city has a population ...

() Towns: * Shishan (), Yuji (), Shuangyang (), Banjita (), Shenjiatai (), Santaizi (), Youwei Manchu Town (), Yanjia (), Xinzhuangzi (), Niangniangguan (), Cuiyan () Townships: * Daye Township (), Xibaqian Township (), Jianye Township (), Wendilou Manchu Ethnic Township (), Baitaizi Township (), Xietun Township (), Antun Township (), Banshigou Township () Others: * Dayou Farm ()

Transportation

Railway

Linghai is served by Linghai South railway station, an infill station on the Qinhuangdao–Shenyang passenger railway and the southern terminus of the Chaoyang–Linghai high-speed railway.

Administrative divisions

Transportation

Railway

Airport

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