Jingyu, Jilin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the town. For the county, see Jingyu County.
Jingyu
靖宇镇
Town
Jingyu
Location in Jilin
Coordinates: 42°22′59″N 126°48′29″E / 42.38306°N 126.80806°E / 42.38306; 126.80806Coordinates: 42°22′59″N 126°48′29″E / 42.38306°N 126.80806°E / 42.38306; 126.80806
Country People's Republic of China
Province Jilin
Prefecture-level city Baishan
County Jingyu
Area
 • Total 165.8 km2 (64.0 sq mi)
Elevation 544 m (1,785 ft)
Population
 • Total 57,282
 • Density 350/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 135200
Area code(s) 0439

Jingyu (Chinese: 靖宇; pinyin: Jìngyǔ) is a town in and the county seat of Jingyu County, south-central Jilin province, China. A military rocket launch site (42°12′N 126°30′E / 42.200°N 126.500°E / 42.200; 126.500) is near this town. The DF-4 is one example of rockets to be tested there.

See also

  • Rocket launch site

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.