# Tieling

42°13′25″N 123°43′34″E﻿ / ﻿42.2237°N 123.7260°E﻿ / 42.2237; 123.7260
Tieling (simplified Chinese: 铁岭; traditional Chinese: 鐵嶺; pinyin: Tiělǐng; lit. 'iron peak') is one of 14 prefecture-level cities in Liaoning province of the People's Republic of China. Tieling is a city where coal mining is an important industry.

## Demographics

As of the 2020 census, Tieling was home to 2,388,294 people, whom 699,675 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Yinzhou District and Tieling County, Qinghe District not being conurbated yet. Tieling is a multiethnic area where the majority is Han and the minorities, like the Manchu, Korean, Mongolian, Hui, Xibo, Uygur, and ethnic Russians, live in a compact community. The minorities make up 23.2% of the total population.

## Administrative divisions

Tieling has jurisdiction over 7 divisions:
Map :
| Yinzhou Qinghe Tieling County Xifeng County Changtu County Diaobingshan (city) Kaiyuan (city) ||||||
| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km$^2$) | Density (/km$^2$) |
| Yinzhou District | 银州区 | Yínzhōu Qū | 340,000 | 203 | 1,675 |
| Qinghe District | 清河区 | Qīnghé Qū | 100,000 | 423 | 236 |
| Diaobingshan City | 调兵山市 | Diàobīngshān Shì | 240,000 | 263 | 913 |
| Kaiyuan City | 开原市 | Kāiyuán Shì | 580,000 | 2,825 | 205 |
| Tieling County | 铁岭县 | Tiělǐng Xiàn | 380,000 | 2,231 | 170 |
| Xifeng County | 西丰县 | Xīfēng Xiàn | 350,000 | 2,699 | 130 |
| Changtu County | 昌图县 | Chāngtú Xiàn | 1,030,000 | 4,322 | 238 |

## Climate

Climate data for Tieling, elevation 85 m (279 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) | 17.5 (63.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 29.8 (85.6) | 34.0 (93.2) | 37.6 (99.7) | 37.6 (99.7) | 35.6 (96.1) | 33.3 (91.9) | 29.2 (84.6) | 22.1 (71.8) | 13.6 (56.5) | 37.6 (99.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) | −0.5 (31.1) | 7.1 (44.8) | 16.8 (62.2) | 23.8 (74.8) | 27.8 (82.0) | 29.5 (85.1) | 28.5 (83.3) | 24.3 (75.7) | 16.1 (61.0) | 5.3 (41.5) | −3.2 (26.2) | 14.2 (57.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) | −6.5 (20.3) | 1.5 (34.7) | 10.7 (51.3) | 17.7 (63.9) | 22.3 (72.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 23.4 (74.1) | 17.9 (64.2) | 9.9 (49.8) | 0.1 (32.2) | −8.6 (16.5) | 8.5 (47.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) | −11.9 (10.6) | −3.7 (25.3) | 4.8 (40.6) | 11.8 (53.2) | 17.1 (62.8) | 20.6 (69.1) | 19.2 (66.6) | 12.4 (54.3) | 4.6 (40.3) | −4.5 (23.9) | −13.2 (8.2) | 3.4 (38.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −34.6 (−30.3) | −29.0 (−20.2) | −18.2 (−0.8) | −7.8 (18.0) | 0.7 (33.3) | 5.4 (41.7) | 11.5 (52.7) | 7.6 (45.7) | 0.1 (32.2) | −8.8 (16.2) | −20.8 (−5.4) | −30.0 (−22.0) | −34.6 (−30.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.3 (0.21) | 7.8 (0.31) | 15.0 (0.59) | 32.1 (1.26) | 60.3 (2.37) | 90.6 (3.57) | 175.1 (6.89) | 163.7 (6.44) | 52.6 (2.07) | 38.0 (1.50) | 20.7 (0.81) | 10.5 (0.41) | 671.7 (26.43) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 9.5 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 88.2 |
| Average snowy days | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 27.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 53 | 48 | 46 | 51 | 65 | 76 | 79 | 69 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 188.4 | 200.4 | 237.7 | 234.8 | 264.6 | 239.7 | 212.5 | 216.9 | 239.5 | 212.3 | 172.3 | 164.5 | 2,583.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 64 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 46 | 51 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 58 | 59 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Notable people

The famous Chinese skit and sitcom actor, director, and entrepreneur Zhao Benshan was born in Tieling. Chinese director Zhang Meng was born in Tieling.

## Sightseeing

There are several sightseeing spots:
* Yingang Academy (银冈书院)
* Longshou Mountain Mountain Scenic Area (龙首山风景区)
* Chai River Reservoir (柴河水库)
* Shangyang Lake Dam (an AAAA Level Sightseeing spot in Qinghe District, Tieling, also called Qinghe Dam (尚阳湖水库，清河水库)
* Liao River Museum (In Lotus Lake Wetland Park) (辽河博物馆)
* Lotus Lake Wetland Park (in Fanhe Town, Tieling)(莲花湖湿地公园)
* Longshou Mountain Scenic Area
* Chai River Reservoir
* Qinghe Reservoir
* Ruyi Lake
* Yingang Academy

## Economy

Tieling has abundant precious metal and mineral resources, including gold, silver, and aluminum.

## Transportation
### Rail

* Harbin–Dalian high-speed railway
* Beijing–Harbin railway

### Road

* China National Highways 102

## International relations
### Sister cities

* Kanuma, Japan 1980