Haicheng () is a
county-level city
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in central
Liaoning
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Province,
People's Republic of China
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, located about southwest of the
provincial capital Shenyang
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. It is under the administration of
Anshan City, the seat of which lies to the northeast.
Haicheng has an area of and as of the 2020 census, a decreasing population of 1,067,905 inhabitants (1,232,739 in 2020).
The infamous warlord General
Zhang Zuolin
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was born in Haicheng.
Haicheng earthquake of 1975
On 4 February 1975, an
earthquake
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measuring 7.3 on the
Richter Scale
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hit the city of Haicheng, which at the time had approximately 1 million residents. However,
seismologist
Seismology (; from Ancient Greek σεισμός (''seismós'') meaning "earthquake" and -λογία (''-logía'') meaning "study of") is the scientific study of earthquakes (or generally, quakes) and the generation and propagation of elastic ...
s sent out warnings about this earthquake a day earlier and ordered evacuations. Because of this correct prediction, many lives were saved. This was the first successful earthquake prediction in history. Further aiding the prediction, cats and other animals are also said to have acted strangely in the days leading up to the earthquake. However there are some questions as to the validity and accuracy of these reports.
Administrative divisions
Haicheng has four
subdistricts and 23
towns
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
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Subdistricts:
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Haizhou Subdistrict ()
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Xinghai Subdistrict ()
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Xiangtang Subdistrict ()
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Dongsi Subdistrict ()
Towns:
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Gushan Manchu Town ()
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Chagou ()
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Jiewen ()
*Shimu ()
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Mafeng ()
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Pailou ()
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Yingluo ()
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Bali
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Maoqi ()
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Wangshi ()
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Nantai ()
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Ganquan ()
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Datun ()
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Xiliu ()
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Ganwang ()
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Zhongxiao ()
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Niuzhuang (Newchwang) ()
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Teng'ao ()
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Gengzhuang ()
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Xisi ()
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Gaotuo ()
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Wangtai ()
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Wenxiang ()
Climate
See also
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Anshan
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Earthquake prediction
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Liaoning
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References
External links
Haicheng Government Official Website
(on Internet Archive
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Cities in Liaoning
Anshan
County-level divisions of Liaoning
Populated places destroyed by earthquakes