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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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