Longjing, Jilin

Longjing 龙井市 · 룡정시
County-level city
Longjing Location in Jilin province
Coordinates: 42°46′N 129°26′E / 42.767°N 129.433°E / 42.767; 129.433Coordinates: 42°46′N 129°26′E / 42.767°N 129.433°E / 42.767; 129.433
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jilin
Prefecture	Yanbian
Seat
Area [1]
• County-level city	2,208.0 km2 (852.5 sq mi)
• Urban	31.05 km2 (11.99 sq mi)
Elevation	266 m (873 ft)
Population  (2017)[1]
• County-level city	178,000
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
• Urban	117,800
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	[1]

Longjing (simplified Chinese: 龙井; traditional Chinese: 龍井; pinyin: Lóngjǐng; Chosŏn'gŭl: 룡정; Hangul: 룽징) is a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, southeastern Jilin province, China. It lies on the Tumen River opposite the North Korean city Hoeryong.

Its population is approximately 258,000. It borders Yanji and Tumen City on the northeast, Helong to the southwest, and Antu County in the southwest. The border length is 142.5 kilometres (88.5 mi).

Korean poet Yun Dong-ju was born, raised and now resting in Longjing.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative divisions[]

Longjing has two subdistricts, six towns and two townships:^[2]

• Subdistricts
  • (安民街道 / 안민가도)
  • (龙门街道 / 룡문가도)
• Towns
  • Chaoyangchuan (朝阳川镇 / 조양천진)
  • (东盛涌镇 / 동성용진)
  • (开山屯镇 / 개산둔진)
  • (老头沟镇 / 로두구진)
  • Sanhe (三合镇 / 삼합진)
  • (智新镇 / 지신진)
• Townships
  • (白金乡 / 백금향)
  • (德新乡 /덕신향)

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (Chinese)

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