Yichun, Heilongjiang

Prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China

Yichun 伊春市 I-ch'un
Prefecture-level city
Overview of Yimei, Yichun
Nickname:  Forest capital (林都)
Location of Yichun City (yellow) in Heilongjiang (light grey) and China
Yichun Location of the city centre in Heilongjiang
Coordinates (Yichun municipal government): 47°43′41″N 128°50′28″E / 47.728°N 128.841°E / 47.728; 128.841
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Heilongjiang
County-level divisions	17
Municipal seat	Yimei District
Government
• Type	Prefecture-level city
• CPC Yichun Secretary	Wang Aiwen (王爱文)
• Mayor	Gao Huan (高环)
Area
• Prefecture-level city	39,017 km2 (15,065 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Prefecture-level city	1,148,126
• Urban	598,000
• Metro	729,202
GDP
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 24.8 billion US$ 4.0 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 20,335 US$ 3,265
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard time)
ZIP code	153000
Area code	0458
ISO 3166 code	CN-HL-07
Licence plates	黑F
Climate	Dwb
Website	yc.gov.cn

Yichun
"Yichun", as written in Chinese calligraphy
Chinese name
Chinese	伊春
Postal	Ichun
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yīchūn Wade–Giles I1-ch'un1
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᡳᡧᡠᠨ
Romanization	Išun
Russian name
Russian	Ичунь

Yichun (Chinese: 伊春; pinyin: Yīchūn) is a prefecture-level city on the Songhua river in Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. The city is separated from Russia by the Amur River and has an international border of 246 kilometres (153 mi). At the 2010 census, Yichun has a total population of 1,148,126 while 729,202 people live in 15 districts separated by forests.^[1] The greening rate of Yichun is up to 83%. The nickname of Yichun is Lindu (Chinese: 林都; pinyin: Líndū; lit. 'forest capital').