Are Yanbian and Yanji the same place?

Yanbian and Yanji are different places.

Yanji is the capital of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. Yanbian area also includes Dunhua City, Antu County, Longjing City, helong city City, Wangqing County, Tumen City and Hunchun City, with a total population of more than 2 million. Why is it called Yanbian? Because it is close to the Sea of Japan, and Russia and North Korea are border areas. Korean Autonomous Prefecture, because it is a gathering place for Koreans and autonomous for ethnic minorities, will have more places suitable for ethnic development, and its characteristics and customs should be fully developed independently.

This is the origin of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. Yanji, as the capital city of Yanbian Autonomous Prefecture, is representative and geographically centered, with Antu Dunhua in the west, Tumen Hunchun in the east, Wangqing in the north and Longjing and Dragon in the south. The Korean population in Yanji City accounts for 5 1%, and Yanji is the political, economic and cultural center of Yanbian Prefecture.

The geographical environment of Yanji

Yanji City is located in the east of Jilin Province, in the middle of Yanbian Prefecture, at the northern foot of Changbai Mountain, with geographical coordinates of 42 50 ′ to 43 23 ′ north latitude and 65 438+029 01′ to 65 438+029 48 ′ east longitude. Yanji has a total area of 65,438+0,748.3 square kilometers, only 60 kilometers to the east from the Sino-Russian border and 80 kilometers from the Sea of Japan. Nanzhi is more than 0/0 kilometers away from the border between China and North Korea.

Yanji City is surrounded by mountains in the east, south and north, with open west and flat middle, showing a horseshoe-shaped basin. Average elevation150m. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, with hilly terrain. Rivers in the territory are tributaries of Tumen River, mainly Burhatong River, Yanji River and Hailan River. The soils in this area are mainly gray brown soil, paddy soil, alluvial soil, meadow soil and black soil.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yanji