Tonghua
Tonghua (Chinese: 通化; pinyin: Tōnghuà) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It borders North Korea's Chagang Province to the south and southeast, Baishan to the east, Jilin City to the north, Liaoyuan to the northwest, and Liaoning province to the west and southwest. Its population was 1,812,114 registered residents at the 2020 census living in an area of 15,195 square kilometres (5,867 sq mi). Its built-up (or metro) area made of the two urban districts was home to 446,917 inhabitants. It is known as one of the five medicine production centres in China.
Tonghua
通化市 T'ung-hua | |
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From top, left to right: View from Yuhuang Mountain; Night Street in Dongchang; Tonghua Science and Culture Center; Yang Jingyu Memorial Park; Yuhuang Temple | |
Location of Tonghua City (yellow) in Jilin (light grey) and China | |
Tonghua Location of the city centre in Jilin | |
| Coordinates (Tonghua government): 41°43′42″N 125°56′23″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| County-level divisions | 7 |
| Municipal seat | Dongchang District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • CPC Tonghua Secretary | Liu Baowei (刘保威) |
| • Mayor | Tian Yulin (田玉林) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 15,195 km2 (5,867 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 761 km2 (294 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 761 km2 (294 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 374 m (1,227 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 1,812,114 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 446,917 |
| • Urban density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 446,917 |
| • Metro density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 134000 |
| Area code | 0435 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JL-05 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 吉E |
| Website | tonghua |
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"Tonghua", as written in Chinese | |||||||||
| Chinese | 通化 | ||||||||
| Postal | Tunghwa | ||||||||
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