Yanbian
| Yanbian District 延边 州 - 연변 주 |
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| Chinese name | |
| Long characters | 延邊 朝鮮族 自治州 |
| Abbreviation | 延边 朝鲜族 自治州 |
| Pinyin | Yánbiān Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìzhōu |
| Flat share | Yen-pien ch'ao-hsien-tsu tze-chih-chou |
| Korean name | |
| Hangeul | 연변 조선족 자치주 |
| Hanja | 延邊 朝鮮族 自治州 |
| MR | Yonbyon Chosonjok Chach'iju |
| RR | Yeonbyeon Joseonjok Jachiju |
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The Autonomous Prefecture of Yanbian the Koreans ( Chinese 延邊朝鮮族自治州 / 延边朝鲜族自治州 , Pinyin Yanbian Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìzhōu shortly 延邊州 / 延边州 , Yanbian Zhou ) is located in the eastern Chinese province of Jilin on the border with North Korea (DPRK). Its capital is Yanji . Yanbian has an area of 43,559 km².
Administrative structure
The autonomous district consists of six independent cities and two districts:
| Surname | level | 中文 | Pinyin | Hangeul | MR | A [ km² ] | Pop. | Remarks |
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| Yanji | city | 延吉 市 | Yánjí Shì | 연길 | Yŏngil | 1332 | 432,339 | - |
| Helong | city | 和 龙 市 | Hélóng Shì | 화룡 | Hwaryong | 5069 | 215.266 | independent since 1993 |
| Tumen | city | 图 们 市 | Túmén Shì | 도문 | Tomun | 1143 | 132,368 | independent since 1965 |
| Longjing | city | 龙井市 | Lóngjǐng Shì | 룡정 | Ryongjŏng | 2592 | 261,551 | independent since 1987; 142.5 km border with the DPRK |
| Hunchun | city | 珲春市 | Húnchūn Shì | 혼춘 | Honch'un | 5145 | 211.091 | independent since 1983 |
| Dunhua | city | 敦化 市 | Dūnhuà Shì | 돈화 | Tonhwa | 11,963 | 480,834 | independent since 1985 |
| Antu | circle | 安 图 县 | Āntú Xiàn | 안도 | Ando | 7444 | 220.315 | - |
| Wangqing | circle | 汪清 县 | Wāngqīng Xiān | 왕청 | Wangch'ŏng | 8994 | 255.882 | - |
Source: 延边 州 行政 区划 - Yanbian District Administrative Planning
Ethnic classification
At the 2000 census, Yanbian had a total of 2,209,646 inhabitants and a population density of 50.73 people per km². The approximately 800,000 Koreans are called Joseonjok - 조선족 Korean nationality .
| Name of the people | Residents | proportion of | location |
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| Han | 1,341,175 | 60.70% |
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| Korean | 801.210 | 36.26% | |
| Manchu | 56,970 | 2.58% | |
| Hui | 6,732 | 0.30% | |
| Mongols | 2,613 | 0.12% | |
| Others | 946 | 0.04% |
Source: 延边 州 行政 区划 - Yanbian District Administrative Planning
See also
- Administrative division of the People's Republic of China
- Autonomous Administrative Units of China
- Peoples of china
Web links
- Outi Luova: Mobilizing Transnational Korean Linkages for Economic Development on China's Frontier - The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus , March 1, 2007 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 延边 州 - Yanbian District. In: www.xzqh.org. January 1, 1999, accessed June 18, 2020 (Chinese).
- ↑ 延边 州 历史 沿革 - History and Development of Yanbian District. In: www.xzqh.org. December 2, 2011, accessed June 18, 2020 (Chinese).
- ↑ In the Korean spelling of the People's Republic of China.
- ↑ a b c 延边 州 行政 区划 - Yanbian District Administrative Planning. In: www.xzqh.org. April 15, 2020, accessed June 18, 2020 (Chinese).
- ^ Based on the 2000 census.
Coordinates: 43 ° 8 ' N , 129 ° 11' E
