Gongzhuling

Gongzhuling
公主岭市
Gongzhuling is located in Jilin
Gongzhuling
Gongzhuling
Location in Jilin province
Coordinates (Gongzhuling government): 43°30′19″N 124°49′21″E / 43.5053°N 124.8224°E / 43.5053; 124.8224
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
Prefecture-level cityChangchun[1]
SeatDongsan Subdistrict
Area
4,172.6 km2 (1,611.0 sq mi)
 • Urban
137.75 km2 (53.19 sq mi)
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
1,073,000
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
 • Urban
180,700
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Gongzhuling (simplified Chinese: 公主岭; traditional Chinese: 公主嶺; pinyin: Gōngzhǔlǐng; lit. 'Princess Ridge') is a county-level city under the administration of Changchun.[1] It is located in central Jilin province of Northeast China, halfway between Siping and Changchun, along the main railway line in the Northeast. Major employers in the city include Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, located on the north side of the railway and several factories which manufacture auto parts. There is major military presence in the area, including a PLA base and a military airport.

  1. ^ a b "国务院批复同意公主岭市划归长春市代管". Archived from the original on 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  2. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.