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General information about Changchun
Updated: 2005-02-23 15:02
Location: located between 4305' - 4515' north latitude and 12418' - 12702' east longitude, in the center of the northeast plain, middle part of Songliao Plain
Neighboring Areas: Heilongjiang and Liaoning provinces; Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Population: 6.83 million
Urban Population: 2.78 million
Area: 18,881 sq km
Nationalities: Han, Hui, Manchurian, Manchu, Korean, Xibe, Zhuang and Mongolian
Climatic Features: lies in temperate zone, belongs to continental semi-moist monsoon climate with frost free period of 140-150 days, rainfall of 611mm
Average Temperature: 4.8C with the lowest of - 39.8C and the highest of 39.5C
Rivers: Yitong river, Songhua river, Mushi river, Shuangyang river, Yinma rive
Products: wheat, soybean, sorghum, maize, corn, rice, and sunflower
Local Highlights: Skiing
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