Pekin

Pekin, city (1990 pop. 32,254), seat of Tazewell co., central Ill., a port on the Illinois River; inc. 1839. A processing, rail, and shipping point in a grain, livestock, and dairying area, Pekin has a large food industry. Metal and paper products, chemicals, and feeds are also produced.

Pekin may refer to:

Places

United States

• Pekin, Illinois
• Pekin, Indiana
• Pekin, Iowa
• Pekin, Kentucky, now Paducah, Kentucky
• Pekin Township, Michigan
• Pekin, New York, hamlet in town of Cambria, New York
• Pekin, North Dakota

China

• The city of Beijing (Peking), sometimes spelled Pekin

Animals

• Red-billed Leiothrix, or Pekin Robin
• Pekin duck, a breed of duck