Liaozhong District () is one of ten districts of the

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of Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province,

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China. The name of the district literally means "Central Liao

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, 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

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, and three

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

Climate

References

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