Andong Province

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Andong Province (1934–1949) Liaodong Province (1949–1954) 安東省 (1934–1949) 遼東省 (1949–1954)
Province of Manchukuo (1934–1945) Province of the Republic of China (1945–1949) Province of the People's Republic of China (1949–1954)
1934–1954
Map of Andong within Manchukuo
Map of Andong within the ROC
Capital	Antung (1934–1945) Tunghwa (1945–1949) Antung (1949–1954)
Area
• 1947	62,279.23 km2 (24,046.15 sq mi)
Population
• 1947	2,971,170
History
• Established	1934
• Disestablished	1954
Preceded by Succeeded by Fengtian province Tonghua Province Tonghua Province Liaoning Jilin
Today part of	China ∟ Liaoning ∟ Jilin

Andong^[a], or Liaodong^[b], was a former province in Northeast China, located in what is now part of Liaoning and Jilin provinces. It was bordered on the southeast by the Yalu River, which separated it from Korea.

The name of the province Antung in Chinese means "pacify the east" and was likely inspired by the Protectorate General to Pacify the East established during the Tang Dynasty.

Antung Province was first created in 1934 as a province of the Japanese-controlled Empire of Manchukuo, when the former Fengtian Province was divided into three parts: Antung Province, Fengtian Province and Jinzhou Province. In 1939, Antung was further sub-divided into Antung Province and Tonghua Province.

After Manchukuo was annexed by the Republic of China, following the end of World War II, the Kuomintang reunited Antung and Tonghua, and continued to recognize the area as Antung Province. However, under the administration of the People's Republic of China, Antung Province was renamed Liaodong Province. It was abolished in 1954, with its area divided between Liaoning Province and Jilin Province.

The capital of Antung Province from 1934–1939 was Tonghua, in present-day Jilin. However, after the administrative reorganization of 1939, the capital moved to Antung, an important border town between Manchukuo and Korea, and a major center on the railroad from Korea to Mukden.

The area of the province (from 1934–1939 and 1945–1954) was 62,160 km² (24,000 sq mi).

• Chinese irredentism § Taiwan
• List of administrative divisions of Manchukuo

• map of the Andong Province of Manchukuo