Yanji

Yanji 延吉
—  County-level city  —
Chinese transcription(s)
- Chinese	延吉市
- Pinyin	Yánjí shì
- Wade-Giles	Yen-chi shih
- Chosungul	옌지시
Sino-Korean transcription(s)
- Chosungul	연길시
- Hanja	延吉市
- Revised Romanization	Yeongil-si
- McCune-Reischauer	Yŏn'gil-si
Yanji Location within China
Coordinates: 43°54′N 125°12′E / 43.9°N 125.2°E / 43.9; 125.2
Country	China
Province	Jilin
Prefecture	Yanbian
Area
- Total	1,332 km2 (514.3 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- Total	133,000
- Density	99.8/km2 (258.6/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Website	Yanji Government (in Chinese)

Yanji (or Yeon'gil in Korean; Korean pronunciation: [jɔnɟil]) is the capital city of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, within Jilin province of northeastern China. Its population is approximately 398,900. Because of the large Korean population, there is now a law that signs in Yanji be written in Chinese with a Korean translation.

History

Yanji City is one of the six cities of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, situated in the eastern part of Jilin Province, China. The five other cities are Hunchun, Dunhua, Longjing and Tumen, and the region also has two counties, Antu and Wangqing.

Chinese, Mongolian, Manchu and many other clans took control of it afterwards.

Climate

The climate of Yanji is considered as one of the coldest in China. It has the same amount of lakes, rivers, and mountains around it as Tumen, Hunchun, and three other cities in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.

Transport

Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport serves the area providing scheduled passenger flights to China and Korea.

Education

• Yanbian University of Science and Technology[1]
• Yanbian University
• Yanbian No. 1 High School

External links

• Official government website (Chinese)
• Yanji region information (English)

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