Beipiao

Beipiao
北票市
Beipiao Bus Station
Beipiao Bus Station
Location in Chaoyang City
Location in Chaoyang City
Beipiao is located in Liaoning
Beipiao
Beipiao
Location in Liaoning
Coordinates: 41°48′04″N 120°46′16″E / 41.801°N 120.771°E / 41.801; 120.771
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceLiaoning
Prefecture-level cityChaoyang
Area
 • County-level city4,469.0 km2 (1,725.5 sq mi)
 • Urban
183.00 km2 (70.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • County-level city576,000
 • Urban
184,000
Time zoneUTC+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.

  1. ^ 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.