Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture
Autonomous prefecture in Jilin, China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture[lower-alpha 1] is an autonomous prefecture in the east of Jilin Province, China. Yanbian is bordered to the north by Heilongjiang Province, on the west by Jilin's Baishan City and Jilin City, on the south by North Korea's North Hamgyong Province and on the east by Primorsky Krai in Russia. Yanbian is designated as a Korean autonomous prefecture due to the large number of Chaoxianzu living in the region. The prefectural capital is Yanji and the total area is 42,700 square kilometres (16,500 sq mi).
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Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture | |
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Chinese transcription(s) | |
• Simplified Chinese | 延边朝鲜族自治州 |
• Hanyu Pinyin | Yánbiān Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìzhōu |
Korean transcription(s) | |
• Chosŏn'gŭl | 연변조선족자치주 |
• McCune–Reischauer | Yŏnbyŏn Chosŏnjok Chach'iju |
• Revised Romanization | Yeonbyeon Joseonjok Jachiju |
Coordinates: 43°08′N 129°11′E | |
Country | China |
Province | Jilin |
County-level divisions | 6 county-level cities 2 counties |
Prefectural seat | Yanji |
Government | |
• CCP Secretary | Hua Jiafu |
• Congress Chairman | Zhang Taifan |
• Governor | Hong Gyeong |
• Prefectural CPPCC Chairwoman | Kang Fang |
Area | |
• Total | 43,509 km2 (16,799 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 2,015,500 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Ethnic composition | |
• Languages | Korean, Mandarin Chinese |
GDP[1] | |
• Total | CN¥ 85.9 billion US$ 13.8 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 40,119 US$ 6,441 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Area code | +86 433 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-JL-24 |
Licence plate prefixes | 吉H |
Website | www |
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Simplified Chinese | 延边朝鲜族自治州 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 延邊朝鮮族自治州 | ||||||||||
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Chinese Korean name | |||||||||||
Chosŏn'gŭl | 연변조선족자치주 | ||||||||||
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The prefecture has an important Balhae archaeological site: the Ancient Tombs at Longtou Mountain, which includes the Mausoleum of Princess Jeonghyo.