Fate (Chinese: 法特; pinyin: Fǎtè) is a town within the county-level city of Shulan, in the north of Jilin Province in Northeast China. It is located on the right (eastern) bank of the Songhua River, 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of downtown Shulan, and 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of the prefectural capital of Jilin City.[1]
According to the local government, the town occupies 146.98 square kilometres (56.75 sq mi); as of 2003, its population was 38,105, most of which (35,654) is rural population.[1]
It was formerly organised as a township (法特乡).