Kangping County () is a

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, it is under the administration of the

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, the capital of Liaoning, bordering

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to the northwest, and is north of downtown Shenyang. , it has a population of 278,384 residing in an area of . It lies just off of

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, and is the northernmost

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of Shenyang City, bordering It borders

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to the south as well as the

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to the east,

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to the west, and

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(

) to the north.

Administrative divisions

The county includes seven

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, four

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, and four ethnic townships.

Climate

References

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