Liaozhong County (simplified Chinese: 辽中县; traditional Chinese: 遼中縣; pinyin: Liáozhōng Xiàn) is under the administration of Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. The name of the county literally means "Central Liao[ning]", referring to its central location within the province. It lies 67 km (42 mi) southwest of the downtown of Shenyang, near the intersection of G1 Beijing–Harbin Expressway and G91 Liaozhong Ring Expressway. As of 2010, it had a population of 476,081 residing in an area of 1,648 km2 (636 sq mi).