Map of Yanji, China

Yanji is a city in Jilin, China, with a population of about 326,957. It lies at 42.8882°N, 129.5024°E. Yanji is about 1,141 km (709 mi) east of Beijing, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Longjing, 15 km to the southwest.

Yanji at a glance

Where is Yanji?

• The 6th largest city in Jilin on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 01 min on the shortest day to 15 h 21 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Yanji

• Longjing — 15 km southwest
• Tumen — 29 km east
• Wangqing — 53 km northeast
• Hoeryŏng — 54 km south, North Korea
• Antu — 54 km northwest
• Helong — 57 km southwest
• Hunchun — 70 km east
• Ŭndŏk — 79 km southeast, North Korea
• Aoji — 84 km southeast, North Korea
• Dashitou — 93 km northwest

Largest cities in Jilin

• Changchun — 5,691,024
• Jilin — 1,895,865
• Siping — 627,957
• Tonghua — 510,000
• Longshan — 465,249
• 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.