Liaoning
This article is about a province of China. For the first Chinese aircraft carrier, see Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning. For other uses, see Liaoning (disambiguation). Province Liaoning Province 辽宁省 Province Name transcription(s) • .mw-parser-output .noboldfont-weight:normal Chinese 辽宁省 ( Liáoníng Shěng ) • Abbreviation LN / 辽 (pinyin: Liáo ) Map showing the location of Liaoning Province Coordinates: 41°06′N 122°18′E / 41.1°N 122.3°E / 41.1; 122.3 Coordinates: 41°06′N 122°18′E / 41.1°N 122.3°E / 41.1; 122.3 Named for The Liao River Capital (and largest city) Shenyang Divisions 14 prefectures, 100 counties, 1511 townships Government • Secretary Chen Qiufa • Governor Tang Yijun Area [1] • Total 145,900 km 2 (56,300 sq mi) Area rank 21st Highest elevation 1,336 m (4,383 ft) Population (2012) [2] • Total 43,900,000 • Rank 14th • Density 300/km 2 (780/sq mi) • Density rank 15th Demographics • Ethnic composition Han – 84% Manchu – 13% Mongol – 2% Hui - 0.6% Kore