Map of Jilin, China

Jilin is a city in China, with a population of about 1,895,865. It lies at 43.8508°N, 126.5603°E. Jilin is about 948 km (589 mi) northeast of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jishu, 55 km to the north.

Jilin at a glance

Where is Jilin?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 54 min on the shortest day to 15 h 28 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Jilin

• Jishu — 55 km north
• Jiaohe — 64 km east
• Jiutai — 67 km northwest
• Shulan — 70 km northeast
• Yantongshan — 76 km southwest
• Shuangyang — 81 km southwest
• Baishishan — 86 km east
• Xinglongshan — 88 km west
• Changchun — 99 km west
• Huadian — 100 km south

Largest cities in Jilin

• Changchun — 5,691,024
• Siping — 627,957
• Tonghua — 510,000
• Longshan — 465,249
• Yanji — 326,957
• Baicheng — 316,970
• Baishan — 183,880
• Gongzhuling — 180,700
• Jiutai — 175,115
• Dunhua — 148,844

Largest cities in China

• Shanghai — 24,874,500
• Beijing — 18,960,744
• Guangzhou — 18,676,605
• Shenzhen — 17,494,398
• Tianjin — 13,866,009
• Wuhan — 13,739,000
• Chengdu — 13,568,357
• Xi’an — 12,952,907
• Hangzhou — 11,936,010
• Dongguan — 9,644,871

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.