Meihekou

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Meihekou (Template:Zh) is a city of 600,000 in Jilin, People's Republic of China. It is a regional transport hub, connecting three railway lines, all of which are single track, and two national highways. The city is also a major lorry transshipment point in the region as it is also the junction of two trunk roads, connected to Liaoyuan in the northwest. The city is administratively a county-level city of the prefecture-level city of Tonghua, and is its northernmost county-level division.

Geography

Meihekou is located in southwestern Jilin province at latitudes 42° 08' to 43° 02' N and longitudes 125° 15' to 126° 03' E, stretching Script error: No such module "convert". north−south and Script error: No such module "convert". west−east. It is in the western foothills of the Changbai Mountains and on the upper reaches of the Huifa River (Script error: No such module "Lang".). Bordering county-level divisions are Huinan County to the east, Liuhe County to the south and southeast, Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County (Liaoning) to the southwest, Dongfeng County to the west and northwest.

Climate

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Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:[1]

Towns:

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Townships:

Population

During the 2010s the city experienced a population drop of over 30%.[2] Nevertheless, by the 2020s, Meihekou experienced a 60% population growth rate,[2] with the inhabitants going from 300,000 by mid-2010s to 420,000 in 2023.[3]

Economy

Meihekou was known as a center of agriculture and heavy industry.[2] In recent years, the city has developed an alimentation industry, and also has promoted tourism.[3]

Transportation

Meihekou is a regional transport hub, connecting the Shenji (Shenyang−Jilin City; Script error: No such module "Lang".), the Simei (Siping−Meihekou; Script error: No such module "Lang".), and the Meiji (Meihekou−Ji'an Script error: No such module "Lang".) Railways. The highways that pass through the area are the Heida (Heihe−Dalian) Highway and the Jixi (Ji'an−Xilinhot) Highway.

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External links

Template:County-level divisions of Jilin