Tieling

'iron peak') is one of 14 prefecture-level cities in Liaoning province of the People's Republic of China.

Tieling is a city where coal mining is an important industry.

As of the 2020 census, Tieling was home to 2,388,294 people, whom 699,675 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Yinzhou District and Tieling County, Qinghe District not being conurbated yet.

Tieling is a multiethnic area where the majority is Han and the minorities, like the Manchu, Korean, Mongolian, Hui, Xibo, Uygur, and ethnic Russians, live in a compact community.

There are several sightseeing spots: Tieling has abundant precious metal and mineral resources, including gold, silver, and aluminum.

Map including Tieling (labeled as 鉄嶺 T'IEH-LING) ( AMS , 1956)