Dunhua (Chinese: 敦化; Korean: 돈화) is a county-level city of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in southeastern Jilin province, China. It has more than 480,000 inhabitants (as of 2002) and was the capital of Balhae between 742 and 756, known at the time as "Junggyeong". During the Qing dynasty it was called Áodōng (敖东) in Chinese and Odoli in Manchu.^{[citation needed]}

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Dunhua 敦化市 · 돈화시
County-level city
Dunhua in 2013
Dunhua Location in Jilin province
Coordinates: 43°22′N 128°14′E
Country	China
Province	Jilin
Prefecture	Yanbian
Municipal seat	Minzhu Subdistrict
Area [1]
• County-level city	11,957.0 km2 (4,616.6 sq mi)
• Urban	116.00 km2 (44.79 sq mi)
Elevation	505 m (1,657 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[2]
• County-level city	392,486
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
• Urban	201,900
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	133700
Area code	0433
Website	www.dunhua.gov.cn

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Dunhua is situated amongst the Changbai Mountains, its administrative area spanning 42°42′−44°30′ N latitude and 127°28′−129°13′ E longitude, reaching a maximal north–south extent of 200 km (124 mi) and east–west width of 142 km (88 mi). Its total area of 11,957 km² (4,617 sq mi) makes it, by area, the largest county-level city of the province.

Dunhua has a four-season, monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with long, very cold winters, and short, but warm, humid summers. Spring and autumn constitute very short transitions with some, but usually not heavy, rainfall. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −16.2 °C (2.8 °F) in January to 20.2 °C (68.4 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 3.8 °C (38.8 °F) and a total precipitation of 633.7 mm (24.9 in), more than 60% of which falls from June through August.

Liuding Mountain is located 5 km south of Dunhua. The mountain is one of the AAAAA Tourist Attractions of China, and contains tombs from the Balhae kingdom, a large monastery and a 48 meter tall statue of the Buddha.^[3]

Dunhua has four subdistricts, 11 towns, and five townships.^[7][8]

• * Dongjak-gu, Seoul of South Korea (1968)^[9]