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Anshan is located in the center of the northeastern province of Liaoning, 90km/56mi south of Shenyang and 300km/186mi north of Dalian. It is linked to these two towns by rail and expressway.
Anshan, the ''steel capital of China'',
is famous for her iron and steel industry complex, called Angang. It still depends heavily on its iron and steel works, which form one of the largest centers of production anywhere in China. Other branches of industry include chemicals, textiles and electronics, as well as agricultural machinery and ceramics.
Anshan governs Haicheng City, Taian County, Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County and four urban districts, they are Tiedong District, Tiexi District, Lishan District and Qianshan District. Anshan covers an area of about 9,252 square kilometers with a population of 3.4 million. The urban area of Anshan is 624 square kilometers and with a population of 1.46 million which is one of the metropolises that have over one million urban residents. The largest ethnic group in Anshan is Han Chinese with the rest composed of 38 other nationalities, including Manchu, Hui, Miao and Zhuang.
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