Jilin

Jilin (Cheenese: 吉林; pinyin: Jílín; Wade–Giles: Chi-lin, IPA: [tɕǐlǐn] ( listen); Postal map spellin: Kirin), is a province o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae locatit in the northeastren pairt o the kintra. The name wis transliteratit tae Kirin afore staundartisation tae pinyin.

Jilin Province 吉林省
Province
Name transcription(s)
• Cheenese	吉林省 (Jílín Shěng)
• Abbreviation	吉 (pinyin: Jí)
Map shawin the location o Jilin Province
Coordinates: 43°42′N 126°12′E / 43.7°N 126.2°E / 43.7; 126.2Coordinates: 43°42′N 126°12′E / 43.7°N 126.2°E / 43.7; 126.2
Named for	frae girin ula, a Manchu phrase meanin "alang the river"
Caipital (an lairgest ceety)	Changchun
Divisions	9 prefecturs, 60 coonties, 1006 tounships
Govrenment
• Secretar	Wang Rulin
• Govrenor	Bayanqolu
Area [1]
• Total	187400 km2 (72,400 sq mi)
Area rank	13th
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	27,462,297
• Rank	21st
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
• Density rank	23rd
Demographics
• Ethnic composeetion	Han - 91% Korean - 4% Manchu - 4% Mongol - 0.6% Hui - 0.5%
• Leids an dialects	Northeastren Mandarin, Hamgyŏng Korean
ISO 3166 code	CN-22
GDP (2011)	CNY 1053.1 billion US$ 167.1 billion (22nt)
• per capita	CNY 31,599 US$ 4,668 (11t)
HDI (2008)	0.815 (high) (9th)
Website	http://www.jl.gov.cn (Simplified Chinese)

The name "Jilin" probably oreeginates frae Girin ula ᡤᡳ᠍ᡵᡳ᠌ᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ, a Manchu term meanin "alang the river"; this wis transcribed intae Jilin wula (T: 吉林烏拉 / S: 吉林乌拉) in Cheenese, then shortened tae Jilin.^[3] The leeteral meanin o the Cheenese characters for "Jilin" is "auspicious forest".