| Linjiang | |
| 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: | Baishan |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township-level divisions |
| Subdivision Name3: | 6 subdistricts 6 towns 1 township |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Jianguo Subdistrict (建国街道) |
| Area Total Km2: | 3009 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 170.84 |
| Area Urban Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 162000 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 |
| Population Urban: | 97100 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Pushpin Map: | Jilin |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city centre in Jilin |
| Coordinates: | 41.8167°N 181°W |
| Elevation M: | 341 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 134600 |
Linjiang (; listed as Linkiang on old maps) is a county-level city in Baishan, Jilin, China. It is located to the east of Tonghua, and borders North Korea along the Yalu River.
During 1953–76, there was a total of twenty one Chinese films being shot on location in Linjiang, including Visitors on the Icy Mountain.[2]
Linjiang has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long, very cold winters, and very warm, humid summers. Monthly average temperatures range from NaN°C in January to 22.3°C in July, and the annual mean is 5.57°C. Though the annual total is generous, precipitation is quite low during the winter and rainfall is concentrated in the months of June through August. Sunshine is generous but falling far short of the central and western parts of Jilin; with monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 42% in July to 60% in February, there are 2,232 hours of bright sunshine annually.
There are six subdistricts, six towns and one townships under the city's administration:[3]
Subdistricts
Towns:
The only township is Mayihe Township (Chinese: 蚂蚁河乡)