Jilin

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Jilin Province 吉林省 Chi-lin, Kirin
Province
Province of Jilin
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 / 43.7; 126.2
Country	China
Named for	from girin ula, a Manchu phrase meaning "along the river"
Capital (and largest city)	Changchun Jilin (1949–1954) Changchun (1954–present)
Divisions	9 prefectures, 60 counties, 1006 townships
Government
• Type	Province
• Body	Jilin Provincial People's Congress
• CCP Secretary	Huang Qiang
• Congress chairman	Jing Junhai
• Governor	Hu Yuting
• CPPCC chairman	Zhu Guoxian
• National People's Congress Representation	58 deputies
Area [1]
• Total	191,126 km2 (73,794 sq mi)
• Rank	14th
Highest elevation (Mount Paektu)	2,744 m (9,003 ft)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	24,073,453
• Rank	24th
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
• Rank	23rd
Demographics
• Ethnic composition	Han: 91% Korean: 4% Manchu: 4% Mongol: 0.6% Hui: 0.5%
• Languages and dialects	Northeastern Mandarin, Hamgyŏng Korean
GDP (2023)[3]
• 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[4] (17th) – high
Website	www.jl.gov.cn

Jilin
"Jilin" in Chinese characters
Chinese name
Chinese	吉林
Postal	Kirin
Literal meaning	transcription of "girin (ula)" a Manchu phrase meaning "along the river"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jílín Bopomofo ㄐㄧˊ   ㄌㄧㄣˊ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Jyilin Wade–Giles Chi2-lin2 IPA [tɕǐ.lǐn] Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Gat1 lam4
Chinese Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	길림
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Gillim McCune–Reischauer Killim
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᡤᡳᡵᡳᠨ ᠮᡤᠣᠯᠣ
Romanization	Girin golo

Jilin^[a] 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.

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