Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture

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Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture
Autonomous prefecture
Chinese transcription(s)
• Simplified Chinese	延边朝鲜族自治州
• Hanyu Pinyin	Yánbiān Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìzhōu
Korean transcription(s)
• Chosŏn'gŭl	연변조선족자치주
• McCune–Reischauer	Yŏnbyŏn Chosŏnjok Chach'iju
• Revised Romanization	Yeonbyeon Joseonjok Jachiju
Yanji, the prefectural seat of Yanbian
Location of Yanbian Prefecture (red) in Jilin Province (orange) and Mainland China (yellow)
Coordinates: 43°08′N 129°11′E / 43.133°N 129.183°E / 43.133; 129.183
Country	China
Province	Jilin
County-level divisions	6 county-level cities 2 counties
Prefectural seat	Yanji
Government
• CCP Secretary	Hua Jiafu
• Congress Chairman	Zhang Taifan
• Governor	Hong Gyeong
• Prefectural CPPCC Chairwoman	Kang Fang
Area
• Total	43,509 km2 (16,799 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	2,015,500
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic composition	65.79% Han 30.77% Korean 3.44% other
• Languages	Korean, Mandarin Chinese
GDP[1]
• Total	CN¥ 85.9 billion US$ 13.8 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 40,119 US$ 6,441
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code	+86 433
ISO 3166 code	CN-JL-24
Licence plate prefixes	吉H
Website	www.yanbian.gov.cn

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture
"Yanbian" written in Simplified Chinese and Chosŏn'gŭl
Simplified Chinese	延边朝鲜族自治州
Traditional Chinese	延邊朝鮮族自治州
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yánbiān Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìzhōu Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Jin4bin1 Ziu4sin1zuk6 Zi6zi6zau1
Chinese Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	연변조선족자치주
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Yeonbyeon Joseonjok Jachiju McCune–Reischauer Yŏnbyŏn Chosŏnjok Chach'iju

The Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture^[a] is an autonomous prefecture in the east of Jilin Province, China. Yanbian is bordered to the north by Heilongjiang Province, on the west by Jilin's Baishan City and Jilin City, on the south by North Korea's North Hamgyong Province and on the east by Primorsky Krai in Russia. Yanbian is designated as a Korean autonomous prefecture due to the large number of Chaoxianzu living in the region. The prefectural capital is Yanji and the total area is 42,700 square kilometres (16,500 sq mi).

The prefecture has an important Balhae archaeological site: the Ancient Tombs at Longtou Mountain, which includes the Mausoleum of Princess Jeonghyo.

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