Yushu, Jilin
Yushu
榆树市 Yü-shu | |
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Yushu Location in Jilin | |
| Coordinates: 44°49′34″N 126°33′00″E / 44.826°N 126.550°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Sub-provincial city | Changchun |
| Area | |
| 4,724 km2 (1,824 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 109.00 km2 (42.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| 1,160,568 | |
• Estimate (2017) | 1,439,000 |
| • Density | 245.7/km2 (636.3/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 296,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 1304XX |
Yushu (simplified Chinese: 榆树; traditional Chinese: 榆樹; pinyin: Yúshù) is a county-level city of Jilin Province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changchun. It is more than 140 kilometres (87 mi) to the northeast of central Changchun, and around 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Harbin. The name of the place means "Elm Tree". The northernmost county-level division of Changchun, it borders Dehui to the southwest as well as the prefecture-level division of Harbin (Heilongjiang) to the northeast.