Yilan County, Heilongjiang

Yilan County
依兰县
I-lan
Location of Yilan in Harbin
Location of Yilan in Harbin
Harbin in Heilongjiang
Harbin in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 46°19′01″N 129°33′43″E / 46.317°N 129.562°E / 46.317; 129.562[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Sub-provincial cityHarbin
Area
 • Total4,616.0 km2 (1,782.2 sq mi)
Elevation
97 m (321 ft)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total388,319
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
1548XX
Websitehrbyl.gov.cn

Yilan County (simplified Chinese: 依兰; traditional Chinese: 依蘭; pinyin: Yīlán Xiàn; IPA: [í.lǎn ɕjɛ̂n]) is a county of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang. It is more than 240 kilometres (150 mi) to the east-northeast of central Harbin. Its county seat, which is also called Yilan (Yilan Town, Yilan zhen), is located near the confluence of the Mudan River (formerly known as the Hurka River) with the Sungari. The easternmost county-level division of Harbin City, it borders Fangzheng County to the southwest, Tonghe County to the west, as well as the prefecture-level cities of Yichun to the north, Jiamusi to the northeast, Qitaihe to the southeast, and Mudanjiang to the south.

  1. ^ "Yilan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ Harbin Statistical Yearbook 2011 (《哈尔滨统计年鉴2011》). Accessed 8 July 2014.
  3. ^ 2010 Census Harbin primary statistics report (《哈尔滨市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报》). Accessed 8 July 2014.