Baishan
Prefecture-level city in Jilin, People's Republic of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Baishan (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Hakusan, a city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, with the same Chinese character name.
Baishan (Chinese: 白山; pinyin: Báishān, is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jilin province, in the Dongbei (northeastern) part of China. "白山" literally means "White Mountain", and is named after Changbai Mountain (Chinese: 长白山; pinyin: Chángbái Shān). Baishan borders Yanbian to the east, Tonghua to the southwest, Jilin City to the north, and North Korea to the south.
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Baishan
白山市 | |
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Coordinates (Baishan municipal government): 41°56′38″N 126°24′53″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jilin |
County-level divisions | 6 |
Incorporated (city) | 8 September 1986 |
Renamed | 31 January 1994 |
Municipal seat | Hunjiang District |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture-level city |
• CPC Baishan Secretary | Li Wei (李伟) |
• Mayor | Peng Yonglin (彭永林) |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 17,485 km2 (6,751 sq mi) |
• Urban (2017)[1] | 388.11 km2 (149.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Prefecture-level city | 1,296,575 |
• Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
• Urban (2017)[1] | 402,600 |
• Urban density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
GDP[2] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 66.9 billion US$ 10.7 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 53,137 US$ 8,531 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 134300 |
Area code | 0439 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-JL-06 |
Licence plates | 吉F |
Website | bs.jl.gov.cn |
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Baishan is to be granted the title of China International Mineral Water City. In Baishan is the Baishan Dam.