| Jiaohe | |
| Postal Code: | 132500 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Pushpin Map: | Jilin |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jilin |
| Seat: | Henan Subdistrict (Chinese: 河南街道) |
| Seat Type: | Seat |
| Settlement Type: | County-level city |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jilin |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jilin City |
| Area Total Km2: | 6235 |
| Population Total: | 489000 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Urban: | 146300 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 43.7238°N 127.3448°W |
| Elevation M: | 345 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
Jiaohe is a middle-sized county-level city in east-central Jilin province, People's Republic of China, bordering Heilongjiang to the northeast. It is under the administration of Jilin City, to the west, and it is well known for its production of tobacco. The mayor of the city is Wang Gang (Chinese: 王钢).
The sister city (or twin town) of Jiaohe is Folsom, California, United States.
The city administers 7 subdistricts, 8 towns, 1 township, and 1 ethnic township.[2]
The city's 7 subdistricts are,, Henan Subdistrict,, Lafa Subdistrict, Hebei Subdistrict, and .
The city's 8 towns are Xinzhan,,,,,,, and .
The city also administers and .
The city borders the county-level city of Dunhua to the east, Huadian to the south, and Fengman District to the west.[3] The Songhua River and the Mudan River both run through the city.
Jiaohe has a four-season, monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa/Dwb). Winters are long (lasting from November to March), cold, and windy, but dry, due to the influence of the Siberian anticyclone, with a January mean temperature of -18°C. Spring and autumn are somewhat short transitional periods, with some precipitation, but are usually dry and windy. Summers are very warm and humid, with a prevailing southeasterly wind due to the East Asian monsoon; July averages 21.6°C. Snow is usually light during the winter, and annual rainfall is heavily concentrated from June to August.
The city's main agricultural products include rice, maize, and beans.
Mineral deposits in Jiaohe include coal, copper, iron, nickel, granite, kyanite, diatomite, peat, and dolomite.
The, and the Lafa–Harbin railway both run through the city.
The city's main thoroughfares include National Highway 302 and Jilin Provincial Highway 204.