Jiahe City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Jilin City, is located in the east of Jilin Province, at the west foot of Changbai Mountain, adjacent to Dunhua City in the east, Huadian City in the south, facing Fengman District and Longtan District of Jilin City across Songhua Lake in the west, and Shulan City and Wuchang City of Heilongjiang Province in the north, with a total area of 6,235 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 7 subdistricts, 8 towns and 2 townships.

Jiaohe is rich in resources. Two-thirds of the Songhua Lake is located in Jiaohe, with 1.95 billion cubic meters of water resources and 63.9% forest coverage. 43 kinds of proven mineral resources, granite reserves of more than 10 billion cubic meters; Changbai Mountain is rich in edible fungi, wild vegetables, Chinese herbs, frogs and other characteristic resources, enjoying the reputation of "the hometown of black fungus in China". National AAAA scenic spot Rafa Mountain National Forest Park covers the whole territory. By the end of 2020, Jiahe has a registered population of 408,11. In 2020, the gross regional product of Jiahe City reached 9.67 billion yuan, of which the added value of the primary industry was 2.8 billion yuan, the secondary industry was 2.03 billion yuan, and the tertiary industry was 4.84 billion yuan. The ratio of the three industries was 28.9:21:50.1.