The Tongliao Economic and Technological Development Zone is an autonomous regional-level development zone established in 2001 with the approval of the Autonomous Regional Government. In 2019, it was further designated by the Autonomous Regional Government as an autonomous regional-level high-tech industrial development zone. Covering a total area of 420 square kilometers, it comprises a high-tech industrial park and a modern integrated logistics park, and administers Liaohe Town, Hexi Subdistrict,Dianchang Subdistrict, Xincheng Subdistrict, and Binhe Subdistrict. It comprises 50 villages and 29 communities, with a permanent resident population of 215,000 and more than 16,000 market entities, and exercises municipal-level economic and social management authority.
The Tongliao Development Zone is located 800 kilometers from Beijing, 731 kilometers from Tianjin, 240 kilometers from Shenyang, and 280 kilometers from Changchun, forming an equilateral “golden triangle” 3-hour economic circle with Shenyang and Changchun. The Development Zone has established a three-zone model comprising a new industrial cluster area, a modern logistics demonstration zone, and a pilot zone for industry-city integration.