Changbai Korean Autonomous County

Changbai County
长白县 · 장백현
Changbai Korean Autonomous County
长白朝鲜族自治县 · 장백조선족자치현
China–North Korea border crossing in Changbai
China–North Korea border crossing in Changbai
Location within Baishan City
Location within Baishan City
Changbai is located in Jilin
Changbai
Changbai
Location of the seat in Jilin
Coordinates: 41°25′N 128°12′E / 41.417°N 128.200°E / 41.417; 128.200
CountryChina
ProvinceJilin
Prefecture-level cityBaishan
County seatChangbai [zh]
Area
 • Total
2,497.6 km2 (964.3 sq mi)
Elevation
730 m (2,400 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[1]
 • Total
58,266
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
134400
Websitewww.changbai.gov.cn
Changbai Korean Autonomous County
Simplified Chinese长白朝鲜族自治县
Traditional Chinese長白朝鮮族自治縣
Hanyu PinyinChángbái Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChángbái Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
Bopomofoㄔㄤˊ   ㄅㄞˊ
ㄔㄠˊ   ㄒㄧㄢˇ   ㄗㄨˊ
ㄗˋ   ㄓˋ   ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhCharngbair Chaursheantzwu Tzyhjyhshiann
Wade–GilesChʻang2-pai2 Chʻao2-hsien3-tsu2 Tzŭ4-chih4-hsien4
Yale RomanizationChángbái Cháusyǎndzú Dz̀jr̀syàn
IPA[ʈʂʰǎŋ.pǎɪ ʈʂʰǎʊ.ɕjɛ̀n.tsǔ tsɹ̩̂.ʈʂɻ̩̂.ɕjɛ̂n]
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCoeng4baak6 Ciu4sin1zuk6 Zi6zi6jyun2
Chinese Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl장백조선족자치현
Hancha長白朝鮮族自治縣
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationJangbaek Joseonjok Jachihyeon
McCune–ReischauerChangbaek Chosŏnjok Chach'ihyŏn
South Korean name
Hangul창바이 조선족 자치현
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationChangbai Joseonjok Jachihyeon
McCune–ReischauerCh'angbai Chosŏnjok Chach'ihyŏn

Changbai Korean Autonomous County[a], or simply Changbai County[b], is a county in southern Jilin province, China, facing Hyesan, North Korea. It is under the administration of the city of Baishan, 160 kilometres (99 mi) to the west-northwest, and has an area of 2,497.6 km2 (964.3 sq mi). The county has a total population of 85,000 people, 14,000 of which are ethnic Koreans (16.9% of the county's population).

Changbai is one of only two Korean autonomous areas of China, the other being Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.

  1. ^ "白山市第七次全国人口普查公报(第一号)——全市人口情况" (in Chinese). Baishan Bureau of Statistics. 2021-06-15.


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