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Heilongjiang Province

Heilongjiang Province
黑龙江省
Province
Name transcription(s)
 • Chinese 黑龙江省 (Hēilóngjiāng Shěng)
 • Abbreviation (pinyin: Hēi)
Map showing the location of Heilongjiang Province
Map showing the location of Heilongjiang Province
Coordinates: 48°N 129°E / 48°N 129°E / 48; 129Coordinates: 48°N 129°E / 48°N 129°E / 48; 129
Named for hēi—black
lóng—dragon
jiāng—river
"Amur River"
Capital

Qiqihar(1949-1953)

Harbin(1954-now)
Largest city Harbin
Divisions 13 prefectures, 130 counties, 1274 townships
Government
 • Secretary Wang Xiankui
 • Governor Lu Hao
Area
 • Total 454,800 km2 (175,600 sq mi)
Area rank 6th
Population (2010)
 • Total 38,312,224
 • Rank 15th
 • Density 84/km2 (220/sq mi)
 • Density rank 28th
Demographics
 • Ethnic composition Han: 95%
Manchu: 3%
Korean: 1%
Mongol: 0.4%
Hui: 0.3%
 • Languages and dialects Northeastern Mandarin, Jilu Mandarin, Jiaoliao Mandarin
ISO 3166 code CN-23
GDP (2016) CNY 153 trillion
USD 232 billion (20th)
 • per capita CNY 40,365
USD 6,079 (20th)
HDI (2010) 0.704 (high) (12th)
Website www.hlj.gov.cn
Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang (Chinese characters).svg
"Heilongjiang" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 黑龙江
Traditional Chinese 黑龍江
Postal Heilungkiang
Literal meaning "Black Dragon River"
Mongolian name
Mongolian Qaramörin
Manchu name
Manchu script ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ
History of the Priamurye region
(also including Heilongjiang,
Amur Oblast and southern part of Khabarovsk Krai)
Sushen
Mohe • Shiwei
Balhae
Khitan
Liao dynasty • Daurs
Jin dynasty (1115–1234) • Nivkh
Eastern Jin (1215–1234)
Yuan dynasty • Evenks
Yeren Jurchens • Solon Khanate
Qing dynasty • Nanais • Ulchs
Russian Exploration • Negidals
Manchus–Cossacks wars (1652–1689)
Nerchinsk
Government-General of Eastern Siberia
Aigun
Li–Lobanov Treaty
Siberian Regional Government
Far Eastern Republic
Far Eastern Oblast
Soviet invasion of Manchuria (1945)
Sino-Soviet border conflict
Far Eastern Federal District

Qiqihar(1949-1953)

Heilongjiang (Chinese: 黑龙江; pinyin: About this sound Hēilóngjiāng ) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑 (pinyin: Hēi). The Manchu name of the region is Sahaliyan ula (literally, "Black River"), from which the name of Sakhalin is derived, and the Mongolian name with the same meaning is Qaramörin.

Heilongjiang borders Jilin in the south and Inner Mongolia to the west; it also borders Russia to the north and east.

The Amur River marks the border between the People's Republic of China and Russia to the north. Heilongjiang contains China's northernmost point (in Mohe County along the Amur) and easternmost point (at the junction of the Amur and Ussuri Rivers).


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