Linghai

Linghai 凌海市
County-level city
Location of the city
Linghai Location in Liaoning
Coordinates: 41°10′N 121°21′E / 41.167°N 121.350°E / 41.167; 121.350Coordinates: 41°10′N 121°21′E / 41.167°N 121.350°E / 41.167; 121.350
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Liaoning
Prefecture-level city	Jinzhou
City seat
Area [1]
• County-level city	2,585.5 km2 (998.3 sq mi)
• Urban	136.74 km2 (52.80 sq mi)
Elevation	19 m (64 ft)
Population  (2017)[1]
• County-level city	532,000
• Density	210/km2 (530/sq mi)
• Urban	137,300
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	121200

Linghai (Chinese: 凌海; pinyin: Línghǎi) is a county-level city in the west of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It was called Jinxian or Jin County (Chinese: 锦县) until 1993, when it was reorganized to a county-level city and renamed Linghai. Lying on the west (right) bank of the Daling River, which flows into the Liaodong Bay near the city, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhou, the seat of which is 21 kilometres (13 mi).

Administrative divisions[]

There are three subdistricts, 11 towns, seven townships, and one ethnic township under the city's administration.^[2]

Subdistricts:

• (大凌河街道), (金城街道)

Towns:

• (石山镇), (余积镇), (双羊镇), (班吉塔镇), (沈家台镇), (三台子镇), (右卫满族镇), (闫家镇), (新庄子镇), (娘娘宫镇), (翠岩镇)

Townships:

• (大业乡), (西八千乡), (建业乡), (温滴楼满族乡), (白台子乡), (谢屯乡), (安屯乡), (板石沟乡)

Others:

• (大有农场)

Transportation[]

Railway[]

Linghai is served by Linghai South railway station, an infill station on the Qinhuangdao–Shenyang passenger railway and the southern terminus of the Chaoyang–Linghai high-speed railway.

Airport[]

Jinzhou Bay Airport is located here.

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