Yichun, Heilongjiang

Yichun
伊春市
I-ch'un
Overview of Yimei, Yichun
Nickname: 
Forest capital (林都)
Location of Yichun City (yellow) in Heilongjiang (light grey) and China
Yichun
Location of the city centre in Heilongjiang
Coordinates (Yichun municipal government): 47°43′41″N 128°50′28″E / 47.728°N 128.841°E / 47.728; 128.841
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
County-level divisions17
Established1958
Municipal seatYimei District
Government
 • TypePrefecture-level city
 • CPC Yichun SecretaryWang Aiwen (王爱文)
 • MayorGao Huan (高环)
Area
39,017 km2 (15,065 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
1,148,126
 • Urban
598,000
 • Metro
729,202
GDP
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 24.8 billion
US$ 4.0 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 20,335
US$ 3,265
Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)
ZIP code
153000
Area code0458
ISO 3166 codeCN-HL-07
Licence plates黑F
ClimateDwb
Websiteyc.gov.cn
Yichun
"Yichun", as written in Chinese calligraphy
Chinese name
Chinese伊春
PostalIchun
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYīchūn
Wade–GilesI1-ch'un1
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡳᡧᡠᠨ
RomanizationIšun
Russian name
RussianИчунь

Yichun (Chinese: 伊春; pinyin: Yīchūn) is a prefecture-level city on the Songhua river in Heilongjiang province, China. The city is separated from Russia by the Amur River and has an international border of 246 kilometres (153 mi). According to the 2010 census, it had a total population of 1,148,126 with 729,202 people living in 15 districts separated by forests.据According to the statistics of the public security department, the total registered population of the city by the end of 2024 will be 1.033 million. Among them, the urban population is 900.000 and the rural population is 133,000. The urbanization rate of the registered population is 87.1%. The greening rate of Yichun is up to 83%. The nickname of Yichun is Lindu (Chinese: 林都; pinyin: Líndū; lit. 'forest capital').