Changbai Korean Autonomous County, or simply Changbai County (;
Chosŏn'gŭl
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: 장백현;
Hangul
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: 창바현) is a county in southern
Jilin
Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea ( Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...
province, China, facing
Hyesan
Hyesan () is a city in the northern part of Ryanggang province of North Korea. It is a hub of river transportation as well as a product distribution centre. It is also the administrative centre of Ryanggang Province. As of 2008, the population o ...
,
North Korea
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. It is under the administration of the city of
Baishan
Baishan (, ko, 백산시) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jilin province, in the Dongbei (northeastern) part of China. "" literally means "White Mountain", and is named after Changbai Mountain (, also known as Paektu Mountain (Kor ...
, to the west-northwest, and has an area of . The county has a total population of 85,000 people, 14,000 of which are
ethnic Koreans (16.9% of the county's population).
Apart from the
Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture
Yanbian (; Chosŏn'gŭl: , ''Yeonbyeon''), officially known as the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, is an autonomous prefecture in the east of Jilin Province, China. Yanbian is bordered to the north by Heilongjiang Province, on the west ...
, Changbai is the only Korean
autonomous area
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of the People's Republic of China.
Administrative divisions
There are seven
towns
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Origin and use
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and one
township
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.
Towns:
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Shisidaogou ( / )
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Badaogou ( / )
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Malugou ( / )
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Shi'erdaogou ( / )
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Xinfangzi ( / )
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Baoquanshan ( / )
The only township in the county is
Longgang Township ( / ).
Climate
See also
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Changbai–Hyesan International Bridge
The Changbai–Hyesan International Bridge () is a bridge over the Yalu River, connecting Changbai Korean Autonomous County of Changbai City, Jilin Province, China, with Hyesan City of Ryanggang Province, North Korea. It was initially built in 1 ...
References
County-level divisions of Jilin
Baishan
China–North Korea border crossings
Koreans in China
Korean diaspora in China
Korean-speaking countries and territories
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