Meihekou


Meihekou is a city of 600,000 in Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It is a regional transport hub, connecting three railway lines, all of which are single track, and 2 national highways. The city is also a major lorry transshipment point in the region as it is also the junction of two trunk roads, connected to Liaoyuan in the northwest. The city is administratively a county-level city of the prefecture-level city of Tonghua, and is its northernmost county-level division.

Geography

Meihekou is located in southwestern Jilin province at latitudes 42° 08' to 43° 02' N and longitudes 125° 15' to 126° 03' E, stretching north−south and west−east. It is situated in the western foothills of the Changbai Mountains and on the upper reaches of the Huifa River. Bordering county-level divisions are Huinan County to the east, Liuhe County to the south and southeast, Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County to the southwest, Dongfeng County to the west and northwest.

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Meihekou is a regional transport hub, connecting the Shenji, the Simei, and the Meiji Railways. The highways that pass through the area are the Heida Highway and the Jixi Highway.