page_title: Jilin City
hierarchical_section_title: Jilin City
caption_attribution_description: Location of Jilin Prefecture (yellow) within Jilin Province of China Map drawn in november 2007 using various sources, mainly&#160;: Jilin Province administrative regions GIS data: 1:1M, County level, 1990 Jilin Counties map from www.hua2.com
context_page_description: Jilin City Is the second-largest city and former capital of Jilin province in northeast China. As of the 2010 census, 4,413,517 people resided within its administrative area of 27,166.37 square kilometres and 1,975,121 in its built-up area consisting of four urban districts. A prefecture-level city, it is the only major city nationally that shares its name with its province.
  Jilin City is also known as the River City because of the Songhua River surrounding much of the city. In 2007, it co-hosted the Asian Winter Games.
context_section_description: Jilin City (postal: Kirin; Chinese: 吉林市) Is the second-largest city and former capital of Jilin province in northeast China. As of the 2010 census, 4,413,517 people resided within its administrative area of 27,166.37 square kilometres (10,488.99 sq mi) and 1,975,121 in its built-up (or metro) area consisting of four urban districts. A prefecture-level city, it is the only major city nationally that shares its name with its province.
  Jilin City is also known as the River City because of the Songhua River surrounding much of the city. In 2007, it co-hosted the Asian Winter Games.
caption: Location Jilin City (yellow) in Jilin Province (light grey) and China
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