Jilin City
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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 area consisting of four urban districts. A prefecture-level city, it is the only major city nationally that shares its name with its province.
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Jilin City is a prefecture-level city in China, located in the province of Jilin. Its official name is 吉林市, and it has a population of 4,413,157. The city covers an area of 27,711.41 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 202 meters above sea level. It operates in the UTC+08:00 time zone and uses the postal code 132000.
The administrative territory includes Changyi District, Longtan District, Chuanying District, and Fengman District. Jilin City is twinned with Volgograd, Spokane, Krokom Municipality, and Matsue. Its local dialing code is 0432, and the license plate code is 吉B. The city has at various times been part of the Republic of China, Manchukuo, and the Soviet occupation of Manchuria.
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Place details
- Locality
- 吉林市
- Region
- 吉林省
- Country
- 中国
- Population
- 1,895,865
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
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Official website
吉林市人民政府
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- 吉林市
- Country
- Republic of China
- Contains
- Panshi
- Population
- 3623713
- Area
- 27711.41
- Elevation
- 202
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Official website
- www.jlcity.gov.cn
- Image
- 吉林大桥和世纪广场.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0432
- Licence plate code
- 吉B
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- twinned administrative body
- Prince Albert
- Commons category
- Jilin City
- topic's main category
- Category:Jilin City
- postal code
- 132000
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Jilin City
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Travel guide
Understand
The Han Chinese name Jilin comes from the original Manchurian name Kirim Ula, which means along the river.
Jilin has a population of 1.3 million people. It is bisected by the Songhua River. The city was originally a fortress and it was an important ship building city during the Qing Dynasty. During World War II, the city was taken by Russia and has never fully recovered from the damage caused by the occupation. Now it is a growing industrial city with some decent attractions, especially in the winter. For many, it serves as a staging point for travel to Changbaishan National Nature Reserve.
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thumb|Hutong life in downtown Jilin
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Changbaishan National Nature Reserve is 565 km east of Jilin City and Jilin City is a major staging point for trips to the mountain reserve.
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Encyclopedic overview
Manchu name Manchu script ᡤᡳᡵᡳᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ ᡥᠣᡨᠣᠨ RomanizationGirin'ula hoton
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jilin City” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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