Liaoning Province

Liaoning Province 辽宁省
Province
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	辽宁省 (Liáoníng Shěng)
• Abbreviation	(pinyin: Liáo)
Map showing the location of Liaoning Province
Coordinates: 41°06′N 122°18′E / 41.1°N 122.3°E / 41.1; 122.3Coordinates: 41°06′N 122°18′E / 41.1°N 122.3°E / 41.1; 122.3
Named for	The Liao River
Capital (and largest city)	Shenyang
Divisions	14 prefectures, 100 counties, 1511 townships
Government
• Secretary	Li Xi
• Governor	Chen Qiufa
Area
• Total	145,900 km2 (56,300 sq mi)
Area rank	21st
Population (2012)
• Total	43,900,000
• Rank	14th
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
• Density rank	15th
Demographics
• Ethnic composition	Han – 84% Manchu – 13% Mongol – 2% Hui - 0.6% Korean – 0.6% Xibe – 0.3%
• Languages and dialects	Northeastern Mandarin, Jiaoliao Mandarin, Beijing Mandarin, Pyongan Korean, Manchu
ISO 3166 code	CN-21
GDP (2016)	CNY 2.2 trillion 331 USD billion (7th)
• per capita	CNY 50,287 USD 7,573 (7th)
HDI (2010)	0.740 (high) (6th)
Website	www.ln.gov.cn

Liaoning
"Liaoning" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Postal	Liaoning
Literal meaning	"Pacified Liao"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liáoníng Bopomofo ㄌㄧㄠˊ   ㄋㄧㄥˊ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Liauning Wade–Giles Liao2-ning2 IPA [li̯ǎu̯nǐŋ]
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᠯᡳᠶᠣᠣ ᠨᡳᠩ
Romanization	Liyoo-ning

Liaoning (Chinese: 辽宁; pinyin:  Liáoníng ) is a province of China, located in the northeast of the country. The modern province was established in 1907 as Fengtian or Fengtien province and the name was changed to Liaoning in 1929. It was also known as Mukden province at the time, for the Manchu pronunciation of Shengjing, the former name of the provincial capital Shenyang. Under the Japanese-puppet Manchukuo regime, the province reverted to its 1907 name but the name Liaoning was restored in 1945 and again in 1954.

Liaoning is the southernmost part of Manchuria, the Chinese Northeast. It is also known in Chinese as "the Golden Triangle" from its shape and strategic location, with the Yellow Sea (Korea Bay and Bohai Sea) in the south, North Korea's North Pyongan and Chagang provinces in the southeast, Jilin to the northeast, Hebei to the southwest, and Inner Mongolia to the northwest. The Yalu River marks its border with North Korea, emptying into the Korea Bay between Dandong in Liaoning and Sinuiju in North Korea.