Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture
Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture
延边州 | |
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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 |
Yanji, the prefectural seat of Yanbian | |
Location of Yanbian Prefecture (red) in Jilin Province (orange) and Mainland China (yellow) | |
| Coordinates: 43°08′N 129°11′E / 43.133°N 129.183°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 | 43,329.3 km2 (16,729.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 2,015,500 |
| • Density | 46.516/km2 (120.48/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic composition | |
| • Languages | Korean, Mandarin Chinese |
| GDP | |
| • Total | CN¥ 100 billion yuan US$ 14.49 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 40,119 US$ 6,441 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 133000 |
| Area code | +86 433 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JL-24 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 吉H |
| Website | www |
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"Yanbian" written in Simplified Chinese and Chosŏn'gŭl | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 延边朝鲜族自治州 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 延邊朝鮮族自治州 | ||||||||||
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 연변조선족자치주 | ||||||||||
| Hancha | 延邊朝鮮族自治州 | ||||||||||
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| Hangul | 옌볜조선족자치주 | ||||||||||
| Hanja | 옌볜朝鮮族自治州 | ||||||||||
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The Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture of eastern Jilin province in Northeast China, bordered to the north by Heilongjiang province, to the west by Jilin's Baishan and Jilin City, to the south by North Korea's North Hamgyong Province, and to the east by Russia's Primorsky Krai. Yanbian is known as the region with the largest number of ethnic Koreans (Chaoxianzu) living in China. It is sometimes referred to as the "Third Korea".
The prefectural capital is Yanji and the total area is 42,700 square kilometres (16,500 sq mi). The prefecture has an important Balhae archaeological site – the Ancient Tombs at Longtou Mountain – which includes the Mausoleum of Princess Jeonghyo.