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{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Liyang
| native_name                     = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|溧阳市}}}}
| official_name                   = 
| settlement_type                 = [[County-level city]]
| postal_code_type                = [[List of postal codes in China|Postal Code]]
| postal_code = 213300
| image_skyline                   = 南山竹海之静湖.JPG
| image_caption                   = Nanshan bamboo forest
| image_map                       = 
| map_caption                     = Location of the county
| pushpin_map                     = China Jiangsu
| pushpin_label                   = 
| pushpin_map_caption             = Location in Jiangsu
| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = People's Republic of China
| subdivision_type1               = [[Provinces of China|Province]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Jiangsu]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[Prefecture-level city]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Changzhou]]
| subdivision_type3               = Subdivisions
| area_footnotes                  = &nbsp;(2018)<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf|title=Demographia World Urban Areas. 14th Annual Edition|last=Cox|first=W|publisher=Demographia|year=2018|location=St. Louis|pages=22}}</ref>
| area_total_km2                  = 1535.87
| area_urban_km2                  = 80
| population_total                = 785,092
| population_as_of                = 2020
| population_urban                = 495,507
| population_urban_footnotes      = 
| population_density_km2          = auto
| coordinates                     = {{coord|31.4306|N|119.4788|E|region:CN-32|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_ft                    = 
| elevation_m                     = 
| timezone                        = [[China Standard Time|China Standard]]
| utc_offset                      = +8
| website                         = 
}}

'''Liyang''' ({{lang-zh|s=溧阳 |t=溧陽 |p=Lìyáng}}) is a [[county-level city]] under the administration of [[Changzhou]] in the [[Jiangsu]] province of the [[People's Republic of China]]. In 2020, it had a population of 785,092.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lìyáng Shì (County-level City, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/jiangsu/admin/ch%C3%A1ngzh%C5%8Du_sh%C3%AC/320481__l%C3%ACy%C3%A1ng_sh%C3%AC/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> It borders the [[prefecture-level division]]s of [[Wuxi]] to the east, [[Xuancheng]] ([[Anhui]]) to the south, and [[Nanjing]] to the west.

==Administration==
In August 1990, the [[PRC State Council]] approved the upgrade of Liyang from a [[County (People's Republic of China)|county]] to a county-level city under the administration of the [[prefecture-level city]] of Changzhou.

At present, Liyang City has 3 subdistricts and 9 towns.<ref>{{cite web
  |url = https://www.liyang.gov.cn/html/czly/2020/MKFJQEJK_0707/2225.html
  |title = 溧阳市行政区划
  |publisher = City of Liyang
  |language = zh-cn
  |access-date = 2025-04-18}}</ref>
;3 subdistricts
{|
|valign="top"|
* [[Kunlun, Jiangsu|Kunlun]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|昆仑街道}})
* [[Licheng, Jiangsu|Licheng]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|溧城街道}})
* [[Guxian, Jiangsu|Guxian]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|古县街道}})
|}
;9 towns
{|
|valign="top"|
* [[Daitou, Jiangsu|Daitou]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|埭头镇}})
* [[Shanghuang]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|上黄镇}})
* [[Daibu]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|戴埠镇}})
* [[Tianmuhu, Jiangsu|Tianmuhu]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|天目湖镇}})
* [[Bieqiao]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|别桥镇}})
|valign="top"|
* [[Shangxing]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|上兴镇}})
* [[Zhuze]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|竹箦镇}})
* [[Nandu, Jiangsu|Nandu]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|南渡镇}})
* [[Shezhu]] ({{lang|zh-Hans|社渚镇}})
|}

==Geography==
Liyang has a total area of {{convert|1535.87|km2}}. Liyang resides at the boundary of Jiangsu and [[Anhui]] provinces and is part of the [[Yangtze River Delta]].

==Climate==

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|location = Liyang, elevation {{convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
|Jan high C = 	7.5
|Feb high C = 	10.1
|Mar high C = 	14.9
|Apr high C = 	21.2
|May high C = 	26.5
|Jun high C = 	29.1
|Jul high C = 	32.9
|Aug high C = 	32.3
|Sep high C = 	28.0
|Oct high C = 	22.8
|Nov high C = 	16.8
|Dec high C = 	10.2
|Jan mean C = 	3.6
|Feb mean C = 	5.8
|Mar mean C = 	10.1
|Apr mean C = 	16.1
|May mean C = 	21.5
|Jun mean C = 	25.0
|Jul mean C = 	28.8
|Aug mean C = 	28.2
|Sep mean C = 	23.8
|Oct mean C = 	18.1
|Nov mean C = 	12.0
|Dec mean C = 	5.8
|Jan low C = 	0.6
|Feb low C = 	2.4
|Mar low C = 	6.4
|Apr low C = 	11.8
|May low C = 	17.3
|Jun low C = 	21.6
|Jul low C = 	25.4
|Aug low C = 	25.1
|Sep low C = 	20.6
|Oct low C = 	14.4
|Nov low C = 	8.3
|Dec low C = 	2.4
|Jan record high C = 21.5 |Jan record low C = -13.7
|Feb record high C = 28.4 |Feb record low C = -8.8
|Mar record high C = 34.7 |Mar record low C = -4.0
|Apr record high C = 35.7 |Apr record low C = 0.6
|May record high C = 38.4 |May record low C = 7.7
|Jun record high C = 37.5 |Jun record low C = 12.5
|Jul record high C = 40.8 |Jul record low C = 18.6
|Aug record high C = 41.5 |Aug record low C = 17.2
|Sep record high C = 38.3 |Sep record low C = 10.8
|Oct record high C = 38.7 |Oct record low C = 1.9
|Nov record high C = 31.6 |Nov record low C = -3.8
|Dec record high C = 25.4 |Dec record low C = -10.7
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|Jan precipitation mm = 	70.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 	66.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 	93.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 	91.5
|May precipitation mm = 	105.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 	193.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 	192.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 	134.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 	91.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 	58.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 	57.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 	44.0
|Jan humidity = 	77
|Feb humidity = 	76
|Mar humidity = 	74
|Apr humidity = 	72
|May humidity = 	72
|Jun humidity = 	78
|Jul humidity = 	78
|Aug humidity = 	80
|Sep humidity = 	80
|Oct humidity = 	77
|Nov humidity = 	77
|Dec humidity = 	75
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm	
|Jan precipitation days = 	11.0
|Feb precipitation days = 	10.6
|Mar precipitation days = 	11.9
|Apr precipitation days = 	11.4
|May precipitation days = 	11.7
|Jun precipitation days = 	13.0
|Jul precipitation days = 	12.4
|Aug precipitation days = 	12.5
|Sep precipitation days = 	9.1
|Oct precipitation days = 	8.3
|Nov precipitation days = 	9.5
|Dec precipitation days = 	8.1
|year precipitation days = 	
|Jan sun = 	115.2
|Feb sun = 	114.5
|Mar sun = 	139.0
|Apr sun = 	164.7
|May sun = 	177.9
|Jun sun = 	140.4
|Jul sun = 	194.9
|Aug sun = 	191.1
|Sep sun = 	159.7
|Oct sun = 	161.8
|Nov sun = 	135.8
|Dec sun = 	129.9
|year sun = 	
| Jan percentsun = 	36
| Feb percentsun = 	36
| Mar percentsun = 	37
| Apr percentsun = 	42
| May percentsun = 	42
| Jun percentsun = 	33
| Jul percentsun = 	45
| Aug percentsun = 	47
| Sep percentsun = 	44
| Oct percentsun = 	46
| Nov percentsun = 	43
| Dec percentsun = 	42
| year percentsun =	
|Jan snow days = 	3.2
|Feb snow days = 	2.1
|Mar snow days = 	0.7
|Apr snow days = 	0
|May snow days = 	0
|Jun snow days = 	0
|Jul snow days = 	0
|Aug snow days = 	0
|Sep snow days = 	0
|Oct snow days = 	0
|Nov snow days = 	0.3
|Dec snow days = 	0.9
|year snow days = 	
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==Transportation==
The [[Nanjing–Hangzhou Passenger Railway]] crosses Liyang. As of 2020, over 80 passenger trains make daily stops at [[Liyang Railway Station]], which is located 5 kilometres south of downtown Liyang. The shortest commute time to major cities nearby by train is 26 minutes for [[Nanjing]] and 53 minutes for [[Hangzhou]]. There are also direct connections to other major Chinese cities such as [[Beijing]], [[Shanghai]], [[Xiamen]], [[Tianjin]], [[Qingdao]], [[Wuhan]], [[Changsha]], and [[Kunming]].

National highways G25 and G4011 cross Liyang.

The nearest major airport is [[Nanjing Lukou International Airport]], roughly one hour by car away.

==Language==
The dialect spoken by most people in Liyang is a [[Taihu Wu dialects|Northern]] [[Wu dialect]] closely related to that of Changzhou, while others speak [[Standard Mandarin]] or [[Jianghuai Mandarin]].

==Sights==
[[Tian Mu Lake]] inside Liyang, is a popular tourist area featuring the lake, resorts, and famous fish head soup. 
[[Nanshan Zhuhai]] is another tourist site with great views of bamboo trees all over the hills.
It is also an artificial lake.

==Education==
[[Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics]] has a campus in Liyang for its School of Civil Aviation and School of General Aviation.

*[[Liyang Guanghua Senior School]]

==Notable people==
*[[Wu Yun Dong]], theoretical organic chemist

== Sister cities ==
* [[Hakusan, Ishikawa]] (once [[Mattō, Ishikawa]]), [[Japan]] (since 1996)
* [[Union City, California]], [[United States]] (since 2010)
* [[Leeuwarden]], [[Netherlands]] (since 2011)
* [[Fauquier County, Virginia]], [[United States]] (since 2013)
* [[Chatham-Kent]], [[Canada]] (since 2014)
* [[Fulda (district)]], [[Germany]] (since 2016)
* [[Paphos]], [[Cyprus]] (since 2018)
* [[Columbia, Maryland]], [[United States]] (since 2018)<ref name="hidden">{{Cite book |last1=Hamilton |first1=Clive |title=Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping the World |title-link=Hidden Hand: Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party Is Reshaping the World |last2=Ohlberg |first2=Mareike |date=September 3, 2020 |publisher=[[Simon and Schuster]] |isbn=978-1-78607-784-4 |location= |pages=[https://archive.org/details/hidden-hand-exposing-how-the-chinese-communist-party-is-reshaping-the-world/page/92/mode/2up 93] |language=en |chapter=Political elites on the periphery |oclc=1150166864 |author-link=Clive Hamilton |author-link2=Mareike Ohlberg}}</ref>
* [[Truskavets]], [[Ukraine]] (since 2020)
* [[Galway]], [[Ireland]] (since 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=常州友好城市一览表 |url=https://www.changzhou.gov.cn/gi_news/201170054667489 |publisher=Foreign Affairs Office of Changzhou |access-date=18 April 2025 |language=zh-cn |date=2023-11-21}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.jiangsu.net/city/city.php?name=liyang Liyang City English guide] (Jiangsu.net)

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[[Category:National Civilized City]]


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