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In the southeast of Jilin Province, Tonghua City is located in
the Changbai Mountain area, between 125-a15'-126-a44'E, and 40-a51'-43-a02'N.
In its east it neighbors Baishan City; in its west, borders Kuandian,
Huanren, Xinbin, and Qinyuan of Liaoning Province;
in its north,joins Jilin City and Liaoyuan City; and in its south,
watches the Democratic People's Republic of Korea across the Yalu
River. The city has a size of 15,195 km., 108-km wide from the
west to the east and 238-km long from the north to the south.
Tonghua stands on the spreading area of the Changbai Mountains,
with a highest elevation of 1,589 metres and a lowest elevation
of 98 metres. Situated in the middle of the temperate zone, the
city belongs to the mild continental monsoon climate with four
distinct seasons. Over one thousand of large and small rivers
in the region are attached to two water systems: the Yalu River
and Songhua River. The rich natural resources such as forest,
wild economic fauna and flora, minerals, water and scenic spots
constitute a cubic treasure-house of resources.
Approved by the State Council in March 1985, the Tonghua Prefectural
Administrative Office was changed into a municipality directly
under the provincial government, governing Meihekou and Ji'an
Cities, Liuhe, Huinan and Tonghua counties, Dongchang and Erdaojiang
districts. There are 23 minority nationalities such as the Korean,
Manchurian, Hui, Mongolian, and Zhuang. The population totals
2.216 million.
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