City Details: Jilin

A few alternate names for Jilin are: Cat Lam, Chi-lin, Chi-lin-shih, Chi-ling, Ciudad de Jilin, Csilin, Czilin', Cát Lâm, Dzilin, Dzilinas

Jilin is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west.

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Jilin

General Information

  • Official Name: People's Republic of China
  • Common Name: China
  • Population: 1895865
  • Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
  • Coordinates: 43.84652, 126.5608
  • Country Code: CHN
  • Continent: Asia

Closest Airports to Jilin

  • 1. Longjia Airport (CGQ), distance from city center: 72.09 km
  • 2. Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport (TNH), distance from city center: 190.30 km
  • 3. Taiping Airport (HRB), distance from city center: 199.10 km

Location of Jilin

China Country Details

  • Country: China
  • Official Name: People's Republic of China
  • Capital: Beijing
  • Region: Asia
  • Subregion: Eastern Asia
  • Population: 1,402,112,000
  • Area: 9,706,961 km²
  • Languages: Chinese
  • Currency: Chinese yuan (¥)
  • Timezones: UTC+08:00
  • Flag: Flag of {countryDetailsInfoJson[0].name.common}

Has borders with:

  • Afghanistan
  • Bhutan
  • Myanmar
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Kazakhstan
  • Nepal
  • Korea (North)
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Macao
  • Mongolia
  • Pakistan
  • Russian Federation
  • Tajikistan
  • Viet Nam

Holidays in Jilin, People's Republic of China

Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in People's Republic of China for 2026

  • 元旦 - 2026-01-01
  • 春节 - 2026-02-17
  • 清明节 - 2026-04-05
  • 劳动节 - 2026-05-01
  • 端午节 - 2026-06-19
  • 中秋节 - 2026-09-25
  • 国庆节 - 2026-10-01

Museums in Jilin, People's Republic of China

Museum

吉林市博物馆

Jilin Main Street, Gaoxin Subdistrict, 132011 Jilin, China

Coordinates: 43.8265° N, 126.5556° E