Licheng District () is one of 10
urban districts of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of Chi ...
of
Jinan
Jinan (), Postal Map Romanization, alternately romanization of Chinese, romanized as Tsinan, is the Capital (political), capital of Shandong province in East China, Eastern China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is the second-largest city i ...
, the capital of
Shandong Province
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Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizatio ...
,
East
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China
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, covering part of the eastern suburbs. It has an area of 1,303.88 km
2 and has 1,124,306 permanent residents . The
Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport
Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport is the airport serving Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, China. The airport is located approximately northeast of the city center and immediately to the north of the Yaoqiang Subdistrict () after ...
is located in the district's northern reaches. The largest
county-level division
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of Jinan by permanent resident population, it borders
Zhangqiu District to the east,
Changqing District
Changqing District () is one of 10 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, East China, covering part of the southwestern suburbs. It has an area of 1,208.54 km2 and has 578,740 permanent ...
to the southwest, the districts of
Shizhong,
Lixia
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, and
Tianqiao to the west,
Jiyang District to the northwest, as well as the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of Chi ...
of
Tai'an
Tai'an () is a prefecture-level city in Western Shandong Province of the People's Republic of China. Centered on Mount Tai, the city borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the north, Zibo to the east, Linyi to the southeast, Liaocheng to ...
to the southeast.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this district is divided to 6 subdistricts and 11 towns.
;Subdistricts
;Towns
See also
*
Nine Pinnacle Pagoda
References
External links
Official home page
China Unearthed Shang Oracle Bones Again, 104 Years After the First Discovery
Licheng
Jinan
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