Jilin
Jilin
吉林 Chi-lin, Kirin | |
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| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 吉林省 (Jílín Shěng) |
| • Abbreviation | JL / 吉 (pinyin: Jí) |
View of Heaven Lake | |
Map showing the location of Jilin Province | |
| Coordinates: 43°42′N 126°12′E / 43.7°N 126.2°E | |
| Country | China |
| Named after | from girin ula, a Manchu phrase meaning "along the river" |
| Capital (and largest city) | |
| Divisions | 9 prefectures, 60 counties, 1006 townships |
| Government | |
| • Type | Province |
| • Body | Jilin Provincial People's Congress |
| • Party Secretary | Huang Qiang |
| • Congress chairman | vacant |
| • Governor | Hu Yuting |
| • CPPCC chairman | Zhu Guoxian |
| • National People's Congress Representation | 60 deputies |
| Area | |
• Total | 191,126 km2 (73,794 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 14th |
| Highest elevation | 2,744 m (9,003 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,073,453 |
| • Rank | 24th |
| • Density | 125.956/km2 (326.224/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 23rd |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic composition | |
| • Languages and dialects | Northeastern Mandarin, Hamgyŏng Korean |
| GDP (2023) | |
| • Total | CN¥ 1,588 billion (26th)
US$ 192 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 54,695 (27th)
US$ 7,762 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JL |
| HDI (2022) | 0.777 (17th) – high |
| Website | www |
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"Jilin" in Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 吉林 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Postal | Kirin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | transcription of "girin (ula)" a Manchu phrase meaning "along the river" | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese Korean name | |||||||||||||||||||
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 길림 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Manchu name | |||||||||||||||||||
| Manchu script | ᡤᡳᡵᡳᠨ ᡤᠣᠯᠣ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Romanization | Girin golo | ||||||||||||||||||
Jilin is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Primorsky Krai) to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west.
Along with the rest of Northeast China, Jilin underwent an early period of industrialization. However, Jilin's economy, characterized by heavy industry, has been facing economic difficulties with privatization. This prompted the central government to undertake a campaign called "Revitalize the Northeast". The region contains large deposits of oil shale.