Linghai () is a

county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...

in the west of

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmo ...

province,

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. It was called Jinxian or Jin County () until 1993, when it was reorganized to a

and renamed Linghai. Lying on the west (right) bank of the Daling River, which flows into the Liaodong Bay near the city, it is under the administration 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 Jinzhou, the seat of which is .

Administrative divisions

There are three subdistricts, 11

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, seven townships, and one

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under the city's administration.锦州市
/ref> Subdistricts: *

Dalinghe Subdistrict The Daling River () is a river in Northeast China. With a length of , it is the main river in the arid western part of Liaoning. Its drainage basin covers , 85% of which is located in Liaoning, 13% in Inner Mongolia and the remaining 2% in Hebei. ...

(), Jincheng Subdistrict () Towns: * Shishan (), Yuji (),

Shuangyang Shuangyang District () is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, Northeast China, forming part of the city's southeastern suburbs. Despite its name, it lies more than southeast of the urban ...

(), Banjita (), Shenjiatai (), Santaizi (), Youwei Manchu Town (), Yanjia (), Xinzhuangzi (), Niangniangguan (), Cuiyan () Townships: * Daye Township (), Xibaqian Township (), Jianye Township (), Wendilou Manchu Ethnic Township (), Baitaizi Township (), Xietun Township (), Antun Township (), Banshigou Township () Others: * Dayou Farm ()

Transportation

Railway

Linghai is served by Linghai South railway station, an infill station on the Qinhuangdao–Shenyang passenger railway and the southern terminus of the Chaoyang–Linghai high-speed railway.

Administrative divisions

Transportation

Railway

Airport

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