Linghai City is managed by Jinzhou City, a prefecture-level city, and is located in the southwest of Liaoning Province. It is adjacent to Panjin, a prefecture-level city in the east, and surrounds Jinzhou, a central city in western Liaoning, and is at the hub of the corridor in western Liaoning. Linghai, with an area of about 2,900 square kilometers, is the largest county-level city in Jinzhou, and was awarded the title of Excellent City in Liaoning Province.