| Province Abbreviation(s): Xx | |
| Capital | Shenyang |
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked 21st 145,900 km² xx% |
| Population
- Total (2001) - Density | Ranked 13th
42,380,000 290/km² |
| Administration Type | Province |
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2 Geography 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Tourism 7 Miscellaneous topics 8 External links |
See also: Xianbei
Liaoning is located in Manchuria, in the southern part of China's Northeast. Liaoning borders the Yellow Sea (Korea Bay) and the Bohai Gulf in the south, North Korea in the southeast, Jilin Province to the northeast, Hebei Province to the west, and Inner Mongolia to the northwest.
The Yalu River marks the border between North Korea and the Chinese provinces of Jilin and Liaoning. It empties into the Korea Bay between Dandong (Liaoning) and Shinŭiju (North Korea).
Other cities include: Dalian, Jinzhou
Other geographical features include: Liaodong Peninsula
In paleontology, it is well known for its extraordinary fossils from the Lower Cretaceous period; eg, the early 'placental' mammal known as Eomaia.
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