Beipiao
北票市 | |
|---|---|
 Beipiao Bus Station | |
 Location in Chaoyang City | |
  Beipiao Location in Liaoning | |
| Coordinates: 41°48′04″N 120°46′16″E / 41.801°N 120.771°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Prefecture-level city | Chaoyang |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 4,469.0 km2 (1,725.5 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 183.00 km2 (70.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • County-level city | 576,000 |
| • Urban | 184,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Beipiao (Chinese: 北票; pinyin: Běipiào; Wade–Giles: Pei3-p'iao4) is a city in Chaoyang prefecture, Liaoning province, in Northeast China. It has a population of 202,807. The main industry in the area is coal mining. With vertical shafts of almost 1000m, these are some of the deepest coal mines in China. The coal produced is used for coking. Daheishan National Forest Park is located in the northwestern part of Beipiao city.
The dinosaur Beipiaosaurus was named after the city where its fossils were found nearby.
- ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.