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Liaoyuan () is a prefecture-level city in Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It is bounded on the west and south by Tieling of Liaoning province, west and north by Siping, and east by Tonghua and Jilin City. Liaoyuan lies some south of Changchun, the provincial capital. Covering an area of , Liaoyuan is the smallest among the prefecture-level divisions of Jilin. Liaoyuan has a total population of 1,176,645 in the prefecture, while the urban area has a population of 462,233.

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Settlement.name
Liaoyuan
Settlement.native_name
辽源市
Settlement.other_name
Liao-yüan
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zh-Hans
Settlement.settlement_type
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.nickname
("Great lump")
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Location of Liaoyuan Prefecture within Jilin (China).png
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Liaoyuan City (yellow) in Jilin (light grey) and China
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Jilin
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Location of city centre in Jilin
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Liaoyuan municipal government
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Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
People's Republic of China
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Jilin
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County-level divisions
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4
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Incorporated (county)

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Official name
辽源市
Population
996903
Area
5140.45
Elevation
260
Official website
www.liaoyuan.gov.cn
Image
辽源市6合1宣传图.png
Licence plate code
吉D
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Commons category
Liaoyuan
postal code
136200
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Liaoyuan () is a prefecture-level city in Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It is bounded on the west and south by Tieling of Liaoning province, west and north by Siping, and east by Tonghua and Jilin City. Liaoyuan lies some south of Changchun, the provincial capital. Covering an area of , Liaoyuan is the smallest among the prefecture-level divisions of Jilin. Liaoyuan has a total population of 1,176,645 in the prefecture, while the urban area has a population of 462,233.

==History== Liaoyuan was an imperial hunting ground during the Qing dynasty, going by the name Shengjing Paddock (). Ordinary citizens were prohibited from entering this region until late 1800s, when waves of immigrants from Hebei, Shandong and Henan began to populate Manchuria (see Chuang Guandong). In 1902, Qing government established '''Xi'an County''' () in this region, which became today's Xi'an District.

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