Beipiao () is a city in
Chaoyang prefecture,
Liaoning
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province, in
Northeast China
Northeast China () is a geographical region of China, consisting officially of three provinces Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. The heartland of the region is the Northeast China Plain, the largest plain in China with an area of over . The regi ...
. It has a population of 202,807. The main industry in the area is coal mining. With vertical shafts of almost 1000m, these are some of the deepest coal mines in China. The coal produced is used for coking.
Daheishan National Forest Park is located in the northwestern part of Beipiao city.
The dinosaur ''
Beipiaosaurus
''Beipiaosaurus'' is a genus of Therizinosauroidea, therizinosauroid theropod dinosaurs that lived in China during the Early Cretaceous in the Yixian Formation. The first remains were found in 1996 and formally described in 1999. Before the disc ...
'' was named after the city where its
fossil
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserve ...
s were found nearby.
Administrative Divisions
There are 7
subdistricts, 7
towns
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
, 17
townships, and 2
ethnic townships under the administration of the city.
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Subdistricts:
* Nanshan Subdistrict (), Taiji Subdistrict (), Sanbao Subdistrict (), Qiaobei Subdistrict (), Chengguan Subdistrict (), Guanshan Subdistrict (), Dongtaiji Subdistrict ()
Towns:
* Baoguolao (), Heichengzi (), Xiguanying (), Shangyuan (), Wujianfang (), Daban (), Taohuatu ()
Townships:
* Dongguanying Township (), Sanbao Township (), Quanjuyong Township (), Sanbaoying Township (), Beitazi Township (), Taijiying Township (), Loujiadian Township (), Beisijia Township (), Changheying Township (), Xiaotazi Township (), Dasanjiazi Township (), Mengguying Township (), Longtan Township (), Changgao Township (), Batuying Township (), Ha'ernao Township (), Zhangguying Township (), Liangshuihe Mongol Ethnic Township (), Mayouying Manchu Ethnic Township ()
Climate
See also
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References
External links
Cities in Liaoning
Chaoyang, Liaoning
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