Jilin
Jilin Province 吉林省 | |
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| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Cheenese | 吉林省 (Jílín Shěng) |
| • Abbreviation | 吉 (pinyin: Jí) |
.svg) Map shawin the location o Jilin Province | |
| Coordinates: 43°42′N 126°12′E / 43.7°N 126.2°ECoordinates: 43°42′N 126°12′E / 43.7°N 126.2°E | |
| Named for | frae girin ula, a Manchu phrase meanin "alang the river" |
| Caipital (an lairgest ceety) | Changchun |
| Divisions | 9 prefecturs, 60 coonties, 1006 tounships |
| Govrenment | |
| • Secretar | Wang Rulin |
| • Govrenor | Bayanqolu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 187400 km2 (72,400 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 13th |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 27,462,297 |
| • Rank | 21st |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 23rd |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic composeetion | Han - 91% Korean - 4% Manchu - 4% Mongol - 0.6% Hui - 0.5% |
| • Leids an dialects | Northeastren Mandarin, Hamgyŏng Korean |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-22 |
| GDP (2011) | CNY 1053.1 billion US$ 167.1 billion (22nt) |
| • per capita | CNY 31,599 US$ 4,668 (11t) |
| HDI (2008) | 0.815 (high) (9th) |
| Website | http://www.jl.gov.cn (Simplified Chinese) |
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.[3] The leeteral meanin o the Cheenese characters for "Jilin" is "auspicious forest".
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- ↑ "Doing Business in China - Survey". Ministry Of Commerce - People's Republic Of China. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ "Communiqué of the National Bureau of Statistics of People's Republic of China on Major Figures of the 2010 Population Census [1] (No. 2)". National Bureau of Statistics of China. 29 Apryle 2011. Archived frae the original on 7 Januar 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ↑ (in Cheenese) Origin of the Names of China's Provinces Archived 2016-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, People's Daily Online.
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Jilin. |
- Jilin Govrenment wabsteid
- Jilin Admeenistration o Industry an Commerce Archived 2009-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Development zones an ports Archived 2012-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
Travel guide tae Jilin frae Wikivoyage
Places aroond Jilin | |
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