Why do Jilin and the province have the same name?

Because according to historical records, there is Jilin Province after the existing Jilin City, and the name of Jilin Province comes from Jilin City. In ancient times, Jilin Province was the only city with the same name as a province because of its historical extension, which was under the jurisdiction of Jilin General in Jilin City.

Before the Ming Dynasty, Jilin was sparsely populated, and there was no city, just a village. It was not until the Qing Dynasty that Jilin had a formal name: Yongji House. Yongji Prefecture was changed to Jilin Hall, Jilin Province, Yongji County and Jilin City.

Geographical environment of Jilin City:

Jilin City is located in the middle of Jilin Province, in the northeast hinterland, on the Songhua River in the transition zone from Changbai Mountain to Songnen Plain. Its geographical position is125 40 ′ ~127 56 ′, and 42 31′ ~ 44 40 ′ north latitude.

It borders Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in the east, Changchun and Siping in the west, Harbin in Heilongjiang Province in the north and baishan city, Tonghua and Liaoyuan in the south. Jilin province covers an area of 27 1.20 square kilometers, including 3959 1.6 hectares of cultivated land.

Jilin City is located in the transition zone from Changbai Mountain to Songnen Plain, with superior natural environment and complex landform types, and it has the trend of "welcoming Changbai from afar and approaching Songhua".

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Jilin