Yichun, Heilongjiang

Yichun
伊春市
I-ch'un
Overview of Yimei, Yichun
Overview of Yimei, Yichun
Nickname: 
Forest capital (林都)
Location of Yichun City (yellow) in Heilongjiang (light grey) and China
Location of Yichun City (yellow) in Heilongjiang (light grey) and China
Yichun is located in Heilongjiang
Yichun
Yichun
Location of the city centre in Heilongjiang
Coordinates (Yichun municipal government): 47°43′41″N 128°50′28″E / 47.728°N 128.841°E / 47.728; 128.841
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
County-level divisions17
Municipal seatYimei District
Government
 • TypePrefecture-level city
 • CPC Yichun SecretaryWang Aiwen (王爱文)
 • MayorGao Huan (高环)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city39,017 km2 (15,065 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Prefecture-level city1,148,126
 • Urban
598,000
 • Metro
729,202
GDP
 • Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 24.8 billion
US$ 4.0 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 20,335
US$ 3,265
Time zoneUTC+8 (China standard time)
ZIP code
153000
Area code0458
ISO 3166 codeCN-HL-07
Licence plates黑F
ClimateDwb
Websiteyc.gov.cn
Yichun
"Yichun", as written in Chinese calligraphy
Chinese name
Chinese伊春
PostalIchun
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYīchūn
Wade–GilesI1-ch'un1
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡳᡧᡠᠨ
RomanizationIšun
Russian name
RussianИчунь

Yichun (Chinese: 伊春; pinyin: Yīchūn) is a prefecture-level city on the Songhua river in Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. The city is separated from Russia by the Amur River and has an international border of 246 kilometres (153 mi). At the 2010 census, Yichun has a total population of 1,148,126 while 729,202 people live in 15 districts separated by forests.[1] The greening rate of Yichun is up to 83%. The nickname of Yichun is Lindu (Chinese: 林都; pinyin: Líndū; lit. 'forest capital').

  1. ^ a b 2010年伊春市第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报 [Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China]. Yichun Municipal Government. Retrieved 6 May 2011.