Yongji County is a county of central Jilin

Jilin

Jilin , is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west...

 province, Northeast China

Northeast China

Northeast China, historically known in English as Manchuria, is a geographical region of China, consisting of the three provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. The region is sometimes called the Three Northeast Provinces...

, located just 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) outside of Jilin City

Jilin City

Jilin City is the second largest city of Jilin province in Northeast China. At the 2010 census, 4,414,681 people resided within its administrative area of and 1,975,803 in its built up area...

. It is under the administration of Jilin City and the county's seat is located in the town of Kouqian.

2010 floods

More than 30,000 people in the town of Kouqian were trapped by floodwaters in July 2010 when all communication routes to the area were snapped. 200 rescue workers were dispatched to rescue the inhabitants.

Administrative Divisions

Towns:

• Kouqian Town (口前镇), Gangyao (缸窑镇), Shuanghe (双河镇), Chaluhe (岔路河镇), Hewanzi (河湾子镇), Dasuihe (大绥河镇), Jiangmifeng (江密峰镇), Xiyang (西阳镇), Wanchang (万昌镇), Beidahu (北大湖镇), Yilaxi (一拉溪镇), Soudengzhan (蒐登站镇), Dakouqin Manchu Ethnic Town (大口钦满族镇)

Townships:

• Yangmu Township (杨木乡), Taiping Township (太平乡), Sanjiazi Township (三家子乡), Guanting Township (官厅乡), Dagangzi Township (大岗子乡), Huangyu Township (黄榆乡), Chundeng Township (春登乡), Kouqian Township (口前乡), Tuchengzi Manchu and Korean Ethnic Township (土城子满族朝鲜族乡), Liangjiazi Manchu Ethnic Township (两家子满族乡), Jinjia Manchu Ethnic Township (金家满族乡)