Jilin
province of China
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Summary
Jilin is a province of China[1]. Jilin draws 4,468 Wikipedia views per month (province of china category, ranking #22 of 23).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: People's Republic of China[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4]
- Head of government: Han Jun[5]
- Capital: Changchun[6]
- Shares border with: Heilongjiang[7], Liaoning[8], Inner Mongolia[9], Primorsky Krai[10], North Hamgyong Province[11], Ryanggang Province[12], Chagang Province[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Changchun[14], Jilin City[15], Siping[16], Liaoyuan[17], Tonghua[18], Baishan[19], Songyuan[20], Baicheng[21], Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture[22]
- Twinned administrative body: Shimane Prefecture[23], Saskatchewan[24], Nakhodka[25]
- Legislative body: Jilin Provincial People's Congress[26]
- Executive body: People's Government of Jilin Province[27]
- Party chief representative: Jing Junhai[28]
- Commons category: Jilin[29]
- Located in time zone: UTC+08:00[30]
- Highest point: Baekdu Mountain[31]
- Official website: http://www.jl.gov.cn[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jilin[33]
- Commons gallery: 吉林[34]
- Population: 27,462,297[35], 24,073,453[36]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Jilin[37]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[39]
- Official name: 吉林省[40]
- Category for people born here: Category:People from Jilin[41]
- Category for people who died here: Q50919605[42]
- Native label: 吉林省[43]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Jilin[44]
- Category of associated people: Category:People of Jilin[45]
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Physical Characteristics
Jilin covers an area of 187,400 km²[46].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Jilin include Jilin University[47], a university[48], in People's Republic of China[49], founded in 1946[50], headquartered in Changchun[51] and Jilin[52], a H chondrite[53].
Why It Matters
Jilin has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Jilin is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for Jilin include Jilin University[47], a university[48], in People's Republic of China[49], founded in 1946[50], headquartered in Changchun[51] and Jilin[52], a H chondrite[53].