Liaocheng

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| name = Liaocheng

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| native_name = 聊城市

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| settlement_type = Prefecture-level city

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| map_caption1 = Location of Liaocheng in Shandong

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| coor_pinpoint = Liaocheng municipal government

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = People's Republic of China

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Shandong

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| seat_type = Municipal seat

| seat = Dongchangfu District

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| leader_title = CPC Secretary

| leader_name = Song Yuanfang ({{lang|zh-hans|宋远方}})

| leader_title1 = Mayor

| leader_name1 = Lin Fenghai ({{lang|zh-Hans-CN|林峰海}})

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| area_footnotes = {{cite web

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|access-date = 2021-01-12}}

| area_total_km2 = 8721

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| area_urban_km2 = 1254

| area_metro_km2 = 1254

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| population_as_of = 2020 census for total, 2010 census for otherwise

| population_footnotes = {{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/shandong/admin/|title=China: Shāndōng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=www.citypopulation.de}}

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| population_total = 5,952,128

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| demographics_type2 = GDP{{Cite web |title=Shandong Statistical Yearbook-2016|url=http://www.stats-sd.gov.cn/tjnj/nj2016/indexch.htm|website=www.stats-sd.gov.cn}}

| demographics2_title1 = Prefecture-level city

| demographics2_info1 = CN¥ 315 billion
US$ 47.6 billion

| demographics2_title2 = Per capita

| demographics2_info2 = CN¥ 51,935
US$ 7,848

| timezone = China Standard

| utc_offset = +8

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| postal_code = 252000

| area_code = 0635

| iso_code = CN-SD-15

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| website = {{URL|www.liaocheng.gov.cn/}}

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Liaocheng ({{lang-zh|s={{linktext|聊|城}}|p=Liáochéng}}), is a prefecture-level city in western Shandong province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the southeast, Dezhou to the northeast, Tai'an to the south, and the provinces of Hebei and Henan to the west. The Grand Canal flows through the city center. Its population was 5,789,863 at the 2010 census whom 1,229,768 lived in the built-up area made up of Donchangfu district, even though large parts remain rural.

During the Song dynasty, the area of present-day Liaocheng included the prefectures of Bo and Ji. In 2007, the city is named China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.{{cite web|title=China's Top 10 Most Livable Cities|url=http://eng.hnloudi.gov.cn/engld%5Caboutloudi/Loudicity/Loudihonor/2011/1_327/default.shtml|website=hnloudi.gov.cn|publisher=Hunan Loudi Official Government|date=2012-03-28|access-date=2014-08-04|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410050946/http://eng.hnloudi.gov.cn/engld%5Caboutloudi/Loudicity/Loudihonor/2011/1_327/default.shtml|archive-date=2013-04-10}}