Yitong Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 伊通满族自治县; traditional Chinese: 伊通滿族自治縣; pinyin: Yītōng Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn) is located in western Jilin province, People's Republic of China, 52 kilometres (32 mi) south of the provincial capital, Changchun. It comes under the administration of Siping City. The name Yitong means "Big River" in Manchu. More than 38% of the population are ethnic Manchus.
Yitong became an autonomous county in 1988.
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