Economy of Jilin

Economy Of Jilin

Coordinates: 43°42′N 126°12′E / 43.7°N 126.2°E / 43.7; 126.2

Jilin Province
吉林省
Abbreviations: 吉 (pinyin: Jí)
Origin of name from girin ula, a Manchu phrase meaning "along the river"
Administration type Province
Capital
(and largest city)
Changchun
CPC Ctte Secretary Wang Rulin
Governor Bayanqolu
Area 187,400 km2 (72,400 sq mi) (13th)
- Latitude 40° 52' to 46° 18' N
- Longitude 121° 38' to 131° 19' E
Population (2010)
- Density
27,462,297 (21st)
145 /km2 (380 /sq mi) (23rd)
GDP (2011)

- per capita
CNY 1053.1 billion
US$ 167.1 billion (22st)
CNY 31,599
US$ 4,668 (11th)
HDI (2008) 0.815 (high) (9th)
Ethnic composition Han - 91%
Korean - 4%
Manchu - 4%
Mongol - 0.6%
Hui - 0.5%
Languages and dialects {{{Dialects}}}
Prefectural level 9 divisions
County level 60 divisions
Township level* 1006 divisions
ISO 3166-2 CN-22
Official website
http://www.jl.gov.cn
(Simplified Chinese)
Source for population and GDP data: Source for nationalities data: *
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Jilin (Chinese: 吉林; pinyin: Jílín; Wade–Giles: Chi-lin, ; Postal map spelling: Kirin), is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west. The name was transliterated to Kirin before standardization to pinyin.

The name "Jilin" probably originates from Girin ula ᡤᡳᡵᡳᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ, a Manchu term meaning "along the river"; this was transcribed into Jilin wula (T: 吉林烏拉 / S: 吉林乌拉) in Chinese, then shortened to Jilin. The literal meaning of the Chinese characters for "Jilin" is "auspicious forest".

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