Baicheng

Baicheng
白城市
Baicheng Station Square
Baicheng Station Square
Location of Baicheng City (yellow) in Jilin (light grey)
Location of Baicheng City (yellow) in Jilin (light grey)
Baicheng is located in Jilin
Baicheng
Baicheng
Location of the city centre in Jilin
Coordinates (Baicheng municipal government): 45°37′12″N 122°50′17″E / 45.620°N 122.838°E / 45.620; 122.838
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
Incorporated (town)1915
Incorporated (city)1958
City seatTaobei District
County-level divisions5
Government
 • TypePrefecture-level city
 • CPC Baicheng SecretaryLi Jinxiu (李晋修)
 • MayorAn Guiwu (安桂武)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city25,683 km2 (9,916 sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2017)[1]
67.50 km2 (26.06 sq mi)
 • Districts[1]2,568.8 km2 (991.8 sq mi)
Elevation
154 m (505 ft)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Prefecture-level city2,033,058
 • Density79/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2020)[1]
332,826
 • Districts[1]
508,000
GDP[3]
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 70 billion
US$ 11.2 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 35,479
US$ 5,696
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
137000
Area code0436
ISO 3166 codeCN-JL-08
Licence plates吉G
Websitewww.bc.jl.gov.cn

Baicheng (Chinese: 白城; pinyin: Báichéng; lit. 'White City') is a prefecture-level city in the northwestern part of Jilin province, People's Republic of China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north and west and Heilongjiang to the east and northeast. At the 2010 census, 2,033,058 people lived within its administrative area of 25,683 km2 (9,916 sq mi).[2]

The Night View of Baicheng
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  2. ^ a b 2010年吉林省第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 (in Chinese (China)). Jilin Province People's Government. May 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-05. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
  3. ^ 吉林省统计局、国家统计局吉林调查总队 (September 2016). 《吉林统计年鉴-2016》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-7899-5. Archived from the original on 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2017-06-05.