Liaozhong District () is one of ten districts of the

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of Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province, Northeast China. The name of the district literally means "Central Liao ing, referring to its central location within the province. It lies southwest of the downtown of Shenyang, near the intersection of

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and

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. , it had a population of 476,081 residing in an area of . It is the southernmost

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of Shenyang City, bordering

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to the north, and Tiexi District to the northeast, as well as the

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Liaoyang Liaoyang () 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 F ...

to the southeast,

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to the south and southwest, and

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 ...

to the west.

Administrative divisions

There are 14 towns, and three

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within the district. Towns: Townships: * Laodafang Township ()* Daheigangzi Township ()* Niuxintuo Township ()

Climate

References

External links

County-level divisions of Liaoning {{Liaoning-geo-stub