Helong
Helong
和龙市 · 화룡시 | |
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Helong Location in Jilin province | |
| Coordinates: 42°32′37″N 129°00′10″E / 42.54361°N 129.00278°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Prefecture | Yanbian |
| Seat | Wenhua Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| 5,069.0 km2 (1,957.2 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 145.00 km2 (55.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 451 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| 181,000 | |
| • Density | 35.7/km2 (92.5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 95,399 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 133500 |
| Website | http://www.helong.gov.cn/ |
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| Simplified Chinese | 和龙市 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 和龍市 | ||||||
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 화룡시 | ||||||
| Hancha | 和龍市 | ||||||
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| Hangul | 허룽시 | ||||||
| Hanja | 허룽市 | ||||||
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Helong (simplified Chinese: 和龙; traditional Chinese: 和龍; pinyin: Hélóng; Chosŏn'gŭl: 화룡; Hangul: 허룽) is a county-level city in southeastern Jilin province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. In January 2024, several thousand North Korean migrant workers in the city initiated a series of protests over withheld payments.