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Changbai Korean Autonomous County, or simply Changbai County, is a county in southern Jilin province, China, facing Hyesan,
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Geography

It is under the administration of the city of Baishan, to the west-northwest, and has an area of . The county has a total population of 85,000 people, 14,000 of which are ethnic Koreans (16.9% of the county's population). Changbai is one of only two Korean autonomous areas of China, the other being
Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture The Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in the east of Jilin, Jilin Province, China. Yanbian is bordered to the north by Heilongjiang, Heilongjiang Province, to the west by Jilin's Baishan, Baishan City and Jilin Ci ...
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Administrative divisions

There are seven towns and one township.


Climate


See also

* Changbai–Hyesan International Bridge *
Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture The Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in the east of Jilin, Jilin Province, China. Yanbian is bordered to the north by Heilongjiang, Heilongjiang Province, to the west by Jilin's Baishan, Baishan City and Jilin Ci ...
* Koreans in China


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County-level divisions of Jilin Baishan China–North Korea border crossings Korean territories in China {{Jilin-geo-stub