Changchun (; ) is the capital and largest city of
Jilin Province, located in the northeast of the
People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the
Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a including 7 districts, 1 county and 2 county-level cities. According to the 2010 census of China, Changchun had a total population of 7,674,439 under its jurisdiction. The city's urbanized (
or metro) area, including 5 districts and 4 development areas, had a population of 3,815,270 in 2010 as
Shuangyang and
Jiutai districts are not urbanized yet.