Jilin City
Jilin City is the second-largest city and former capital of Jilin province in northeast China. As of the 2020 census, 3,623,713 people resided within its administrative area of 27,166.37 square kilometres (10,488.99 sq mi) and 1,895,865 in its built-up (or metro) area consisting of four urban districts. A prefecture-level city, it is the only major city nationally that shares its name with its province.
Jilin
吉林市 Chi-lin, Kirin | |
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Prefecture-level city | |
Jilin Bridge and Century Square | |
| Nickname: River City (江城) | |
Location Jilin City (yellow) in Jilin Province (light grey) and China | |
Jilin Location of the city centre in Jilin | |
| Coordinates (Jilin City government): 43°50′17″N 126°32′59″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| County-level divisions | 9 |
| Municipal seat | Chuanying District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • CPC Jilin City Secretary | Zhao Jingbo (赵静波) |
| • Mayor | Zhang Huanqiu (张焕秋) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 27,166.37 km2 (10,488.99 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,663.9 km2 (1,414.6 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,663.9 km2 (1,414.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 202 m (663 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 3,623,713 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,895,865 |
| • Urban density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,895,865 |
| • Metro density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 239.4 billion US$ 38.4 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 56,077 US$ 9,003 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 132000 |
| Area code | 0432 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JL-02 |
| Major Nationalities | Han, Manchu, Korean, Hui |
| Licence plates | 吉B |
| Website | www |
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"Jilin", as written in Chinese | |||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Chinese | 吉林 | ||||||||
| Postal | Kirin | ||||||||
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| Manchu name | |||||||||
| Manchu script | ᡤᡳᡵᡳᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ ᡥᠣᡨᠣᠨ | ||||||||
| Romanization | Girin'ula hoton | ||||||||
Jilin City is also known as the River City because of the Songhua River surrounding much of the city. In 2007, it co-hosted the Asian Winter Games.
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