Jilin

Jilin Province
Cheenese : 吉林省 Jílín Shěng
Abbreviations: 吉  (pinyin: Jí)
Oreegin o name	frae girin ula, a Manchu phrase meanin "alang the river"
Admeenistration type	Province
Caipital (an lairgest ceety)	Changchun
CPC Ctte Secretary	Wang Rulin
Governor	Bayanqolu
Aurie	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 caipita	CNY 1053.1 billion US$ 167.1 billion (22nt) CNY 31,599 US$ 4,668 (11t)
HDI (2008)	0.815 (high) (9th)
Ethnic composition	Han - 91% Korean - 4% Manchu - 4% Mongol - 0.6% Hui - 0.5%
Leids an dialects	Northeastren Mandarin, Hamgyŏng Korean
Prefectural level	9 diveesions
Coonty level	60 diveesions
Tounship level*	1006 diveesions
ISO 3166-2	CN-22
Offeecial wabsteid http://www.jl.gov.cn (Simplified Chinese)
Source for population and GDP data: 《中国统计年鉴—2005》 China Statistical Yearbook 2005 ISBN 7503747382 Source for nationalities data: 《2000年人口普查中国民族人口资料》 Tabulation on nationalities of 2000 population census of China ISBN 7105054255 *As at December 31, 2004
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Jilin (Cheenese: 吉林; pinyin: Jílín; Wade–Giles: Chi-lin, IPA: [tɕǐlǐn] ( listen); Postal map spellin: Kirin), is a province o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae locatit in the northeastren pairt o the kintra. The name wis transliteratit tae Kirin afore staundartisation tae pinyin.

The name "Jilin" probably oreeginates frae Girin ula ᡤᡳ᠍ᡵᡳ᠌ᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ, a Manchu term meanin "alang the river"; this wis transcribed intae Jilin wula (T: 吉林烏拉 / S: 吉林乌拉) in Cheenese, then shortened tae Jilin. The leeteral meanin o the Cheenese characters for "Jilin" is "auspicious forest".

Freemit airtins

• Jilin Govrenment wabsteid
• Jilin Admeenistration o Industry an Commerce
• Development zones an ports
• Travel guide tae Jilin frae Wikivoyage