Liaocheng

Liaocheng 聊城市
Prefecture-level city
Location of Liaocheng in Shandong
Coordinates (Liaocheng municipal government): 36°27′21″N 115°59′07″E / 36.4559°N 115.9852°E / 36.4559; 115.9852
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
County-level divisions	8
Township-level divisions	134
Municipal seat	Dongchangfu District
Government
• CPC Secretary	Song Yuanfang (宋远方)
• Mayor	Lin Fenghai (林峰海)
Area [1]
• Prefecture-level city	8,721 km2 (3,367 sq mi)
• Urban	1,254 km2 (484 sq mi)
• Metro	1,254 km2 (484 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census for total, 2010 census for otherwise)[2]
• Prefecture-level city	5,952,128
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
• Urban	1,229,768
• Urban density	980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
• Metro	1,229,768
• Metro density	980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
GDP[3]
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 315 billion US$ 47.6 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 51,935 US$ 7,848
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code	0635
ISO 3166 code	CN-SD-15
License Plate Prefix	鲁P
Website	www.liaocheng.gov.cn

Liaocheng (Chinese: 聊城; pinyin: Liáochéng), is a prefecture-level city in western Shandong province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the southeast, Dezhou to the northeast, Tai'an to the south, and the provinces of Hebei and Henan to the west. The Grand Canal flows through the city center. Its population was 5,789,863 at the 2010 census whom 1,229,768 lived in the built-up area made up of Donchangfu district, even though large parts remain rural.^[4]

During the Song dynasty, the area of present-day Liaocheng included the prefectures of Bo and Ji. In 2007, the city is named China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.^[5]