Changbai Korean Autonomous County

Changbai County 长白县 · 장백현
Autonomous county
长白朝鲜族自治县 · 장백 조선족 자치현 Changbai Korean Autonomous County
Location within Baishan City
Changbai Location of the seat in Jilin
Coordinates: 41°25′N 128°12′E / 41.417°N 128.200°E / 41.417; 128.200Coordinates: 41°25′N 128°12′E / 41.417°N 128.200°E / 41.417; 128.200
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jilin
Prefecture-level city	Baishan
County seat	[zh] (长白镇)
Area
• Total	2,497.6 km2 (964.3 sq mi)
Elevation	730 m (2,400 ft)
Population
• Total	85,000
• Density	34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	134400

Changbai Korean Autonomous County

Changbai Korean Autonomous County, or simply Changbai County (simplified Chinese: 长白县; traditional Chinese: 長白縣; pinyin: Zhǎngbái Xiàn; Chosŏn'gŭl: 장백현; Hangul: 창바현) is a county in southern Jilin province, China, facing Hyesan, North Korea. It is under the administration of the city of Baishan, 160 kilometres (99 mi) to the west-northwest, with a population of 85,000, 14,000 of which are ethnic Koreans, and an area of 2,497.6 km² (964.3 sq mi). Apart from the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, it is the only Korean autonomous area of the People's Republic of China.

Administrative divisions[]

There are seven towns and one township.^[1]

Towns:

•  [zh] (Chinese: 长白镇 / Korean: 장백진)
• (十四道沟镇 / 십사도구진)
• (八道沟镇 / 팔도구진)
• (马鹿沟镇 / 마록구진)
• (十二道沟镇 / 십이도구진)
• (新房子镇 / 신방자진)
• (宝泉山镇 / 보천산진)

The only township in the county is (龙岗乡 / 룡강향).

See also[]

• Changbai–Hyesan International Bridge

References[]

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