Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture
The " Autonomous Prefecture of Yanbian Koreans " is located in the east of China's Jilin province on the border with North Korea (DPRK ). Its capital is Yanji. Yanbian has an area of 43,559 km ².
Administrative Divisions
The Autonomous District is composed of six urban districts and two counties:
Ethnic breakdown
In the census in 2000 had a total of 2,209,646 inhabitants Yanbian and a population density of 50.73 inhabitants per km ². The approximately 800,000 Koreans are called Joseonjok ( "Korean nationality" ).