Shenyang is the capital of Liaoning Province
Shenyang is the capital of Liaoning Province, a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the core city of Shenyang Metropolitan Area. It is an important central city and advanced equipment manufacturing industry in Northeast China. Base and national historical and cultural city.
Shenyang City is located in the south of Northeast China and in the center of Liaoning Province. Between 41 degrees 11 minutes and 51 seconds north latitude and 43 degrees 2 minutes and 13 seconds north latitude, and between 122 degrees 25 minutes and 9 seconds east longitude and 123 degrees 48 minutes and 24 seconds east longitude. It is 115 kilometers wide from east to west and 205 kilometers long from north to south. The city's total area is 12,860 square kilometers. It borders Fushun City to the east, Benxi City and Liaoyang City to the south, Taian of Anshan City, Heishan of Jinzhou City, Zhangwu County of Fuxin City to the west, and Kezuohou Banner of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Changtu County of Tieling City to the north. , Kaiyuan City and Tieling County are adjacent. Most of the geotectonic locations of Shenyang City are located on the northern edge of the China-North Korea quasi-platform, and only the north of the Kaiyuan-Chifeng fault, i.e. the northern part of Faku and Kangping, belong to the Jilin quasi-fold belt. The Shenyang area is dominated by plains with flat terrain, with an average altitude of about 50 meters. Mountains and hills are concentrated in the northeast and southeast, which are an extension of the Liaodong hills. In the west are the alluvial plains of Liaohe River and Hunhe River, with the terrain gently sloping from east to west. The city's highest point is 447.2 meters above sea level, located in Miaotai Mountain, Faku County; its lowest point is 5.3 meters, located in Yujiafang Town, Liaozhong District.