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Hunchun
Jilin, China · Asia
About Hunchun
Hunchun sits on the route: 20 minutes from Sŏngnae-ri.
Hunchun is in Jilin, China, with about 77,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sŏngnae-ri, about 18 km away.
Hunchun is a county-level city in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture within Jilin province to the far east. It borders North Hamgyong Province in North Korea and Primorsky Krai in Russia, has over 250,000 inhabitants, and covers 5,145 square kilometers. The site of the eastern capital of the Balhae KingdomRead more
between 785 and 793, Donggyeong, was located here.
The city's name Hunchun comes from Huncun in Manchu language (Manchu: ᡥᡠᠨᠴᡠᠨ, Möllendorff: huncun, Abkai: hunqun). The city and the village Fangchuan is located near the point of junction of the borders of China, Russia, and North Korea; provided with an observation platform, it is a popular tourist attraction.
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Hunchun is in Jilin, China, about 18 km from Sŏngnae-ri.
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- Population
- 77,028
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- China
- Region
- Jilin
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates
- 42.8674, 130.3569
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