Jilin
Jilin (Cheenese: 吉林; pinyin: Jílín; Wade–Giles: Chi-lin, IPA: [tɕǐlǐn] ( listen); Postal map spellin: Kirin), is a province o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae locatit in the northeastren pairt o the kintra. The name wis transliteratit tae Kirin afore staundartisation tae pinyin.
Jilin Province 吉林省 | |
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Name transcription(s) | |
• Cheenese | 吉林省 (Jílín Shěng) |
• Abbreviation | 吉 (pinyin: Jí) |
Map shawin the location o Jilin Province | |
Coordinates: 43°42′N 126°12′E / 43.7°N 126.2°E 126°12′E / 43.7°N 126.2°E | |
Named for | frae girin ula, a Manchu phrase meanin "alang the river" |
Caipital (an lairgest ceety) | Changchun |
Divisions | 9 prefecturs, 60 coonties, 1006 tounships |
Govrenment | |
• Secretar | Wang Rulin |
• Govrenor | Bayanqolu |
Area | |
• Total | 187400 km2 (72,400 sq mi) |
Area rank | 13th |
Population (2010)[2] | |
• Total | 27,462,297 |
• Rank | 21st |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
• Density rank | 23rd |
Demographics | |
• Ethnic composeetion | Han - 91% Korean - 4% Manchu - 4% Mongol - 0.6% Hui - 0.5% |
• Leids an dialects | Northeastren Mandarin, Hamgyŏng Korean |
ISO 3166 code | CN-22 |
GDP (2011) | CNY 1053.1 billion US$ 167.1 billion (22nt) |
• per capita | CNY 31,599 US$ 4,668 (11t) |
HDI (2008) | 0.815 (high) (9th) |
Website | http://www.jl.gov.cn (Simplified Chinese) |
The name "Jilin" probably oreeginates frae Girin ula ᡤᡳ᠍ᡵᡳ᠌ᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ, a Manchu term meanin "alang the river"; this wis transcribed intae Jilin wula (T: 吉林烏拉 / S: 吉林乌拉) in Cheenese, then shortened tae Jilin.[3] The leeteral meanin o the Cheenese characters for "Jilin" is "auspicious forest".
Notes
Freemit airtins
- Jilin Govrenment wabsteid
- Jilin Admeenistration o Industry an Commerce Archived 2009-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Development zones an ports Archived 2012-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Travel guide tae Jilin frae Wikivoyage
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