Suifenhe
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Suifenhe 绥芬河市 |
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| County-level city | |
 Suifenhe
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| Coordinates: 44°24′N 131°09′E / 44.400°N 131.150°ECoordinates: 44°24′N 131°09′E / 44.400°N 131.150°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Mudanjiang |
| Township-level divisions | 2 towns |
| Municipal seat | Suifenhe Town (绥芬河镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 460 km2 (180 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 464 m (1,522 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 100,000 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 157300 |
| Area code(s) | 0453 |
| Climate | Dwb |
| Website | suifenhe |
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| Traditional Chinese | 綏芬河 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 绥芬河 | ||||||||
| Postal | Suifenho | ||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Suífēnhé |
| Wade–Giles | Sui2-fen1-ho2 |
Suifenhe (simplified Chinese: 绥芬河; traditional Chinese: 綏芬河; pinyin: Suífēnhé), is a county-level city in southeastern Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, located situated where the former Chinese Eastern Railway crosses the border with Russia's town of Pogranichny, Primorsky Krai. In January 2014 Suifenhe became the only Chinese city in which trading with Russian Ruble is allowed. The city shares its name with the Suifen River, and is under the administration of Mudanjiang Prefectrure-level City.
Suifenhe and the surrounding border areas were scenes of vicious combat when the Soviet Union invaded Japanese-occupied Manchuria in August 1945.
Suifenhe has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with long, very cold, but dry winters, and warm, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperatures range from −16.6 °C (2.1 °F) in January to 19.6 °C (67.3 °F) in July, and the annual mean is +2.86 °C (37.1 °F). Precipitation is light in the winter, and more than 2/3 of the year's precipitation occurs from June to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 44% in July to 64% in January and February, the city receives 2,413 hours of bright sunshine annually, with the latter half of winter being especially sunny.
Suifenhe administers two towns:
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