Liaoyuan

Liaoyuan is a prefecture-level city located in Jilin province, People's Republic of China. Liaoyuan city lies some 120 km south-west of Changchun, the capital of Jilin province, and has an population of 1,267,033 and 462,233 .

Coal mining used to contribute an important part of the local economy. However after 1997, because of the exhaustion of coal resource, the economy of this city was brought to a standstill. Fortunately, the city succeeded in transforming its economic structure from a mining-oriented one to a light manufacturing oriented one. At present, the city is the biggest sock-manufacturing center in northestern China.



On December 16, 2005, a fire in a hospital killed at least 39 people, 33 of whom were patients. The cause of the fire is unknown.

Administrative divisions

*Longshan District
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*Dongliao County
*Dongfeng County