Yanji

Yanji
延吉市 · 연길시
County-level city
Yanji cityscape in 2023
Children's Palace
China Korean Folk Park
Yanji in Yanbian
Yanji in Yanbian
Yanji is located in Jilin
Yanji
Yanji
Location of Yanji in Jilin Province
Coordinates: 42°54′N 129°30′E / 42.900°N 129.500°E / 42.900; 129.500
CountryChina
ProvinceJilin
Autonomous prefectureYanbian
Township-level divisions6 subdistricts
3 towns
Municipal seatHenan Subdistrict
Area
[1]
1,748.3 km2 (675.0 sq mi)
 • Urban
40.66 km2 (15.70 sq mi)
Elevation
179 m (587 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[2]
686,136
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
548,700
 • Urban density13,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.yanji.gov.cn
Yanji
Chinese延吉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYánjí
Wade–GilesYen-chi
Chinese Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl연길
Hancha延吉
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationYeon-gil
McCune–ReischauerYŏn'gil
South Korean name
Hangul옌지
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationYenji
McCune–ReischauerYenji

Yanji (Chinese: 延吉; Korean: 연길; alternately romanized as Yenki or Yenji) is a county-level city in the east of China's Jilin Province, and is the seat of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. Yanji City is located in the eastern part of Jilin Province. It is the seat of the government of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture and the political, economic and cultural center of the entire autonomous prefecture. [3]Its population is approximately 400,000 of which a significant portion is ethnic Korean. Yanji is a busy hub of transport and trade between China and North Korea. The city is home to Yanbian University, a comprehensive university and the only Project 211 university in Yanji.[4]

  1. ^ Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ "延边朝鲜族自治州第七次全国人口普查公报" (in Chinese). Government of Yanbian Prefecture. 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ "延吉". m.airchina.com.cn. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  4. ^ "延大简介-延边大学". www.ybu.edu.cn. Retrieved 15 November 2024.