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Harbin

Harbin
哈尔滨市
Sub-provincial city
Clockwise from top: Hongbo Plaza, Saint Sofia Cathedral, Songpu Bridge, Harbin Ice and Snow World, Central Avenue, Flood control monument
Clockwise from top: Hongbo Plaza, Saint Sofia Cathedral, Songpu Bridge, Harbin Ice and Snow World, Central Avenue, Flood control monument
Flag of Harbin
Flag
Official seal of Harbin
Seal
Nickname(s): Ice City, Oriental Paris, Oriental Moscow, The pearl on the swan's neck
Harbin (red) in Heilongjiang (orange)
Harbin (red) in Heilongjiang (orange)
Harbin is located in Heilongjiang
Harbin
Harbin
Location of the city center in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 45°45′N 126°38′E / 45.750°N 126.633°E / 45.750; 126.633Coordinates: 45°45′N 126°38′E / 45.750°N 126.633°E / 45.750; 126.633
Country China
Province Heilongjiang
County-level divisions 18 divisions, including 9 urban districts, 2 County-level cities and 7 counties
Settled before 1115
Incorporated
 - Town

1898
 - County 1905-10-31
 - Municipality 1921-02-05
Government
 • Secretary Municipal Committee of the CPC Chen Haibo (陈海波, since December 2014)
 • Mayor Song Xibin (宋希斌, since January 2012)
Area
 • Sub-provincial city 53,068 km2 (20,490 sq mi)
 • Urban 4,640.4 km2 (1,791.7 sq mi)
 • Metro 10,204.8 km2 (3,940.1 sq mi)
Elevation 150 m (488 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Sub-provincial city 10,635,971
 • Density 200/km2 (520/sq mi)
 • Urban 5,282,083
 • Urban density 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
 • Metro 6,704,573
 • Metro density 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
  Data comes from 2010 National Census (urban population data excludes de facto satellite cities Acheng and Shuangcheng)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 150000
Area code(s) 451
License plate prefixes A, L
GDP (2013) CNY 501.08 billion
 - Growth Increase 8.9%
 - per capita CNY 49,565
GDP (PPP) 2013
 - Total US$117.99 billion
 - Per capita US$ 11,671
Climate Dwa
City flowers Lilac
Website Harbin Official Website
Harbin
Harbin (Chinese and Manchu).svg
"Harbin" in Simplified Chinese (top), Traditional Chinese (middle), and Manchu (bottom) characters
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin About this sound Hā'ěrbīn
Literal meaning (Manchu) "Place of drying fishnets"
Manchu name
Manchu script Harbin-manchu.png
Romanization Harbin
Russian name
Russian About this sound Харби́н 
Romanization Kharbin
Harbin
Climate chart ()
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