Hegang

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Hegang

Hegang
鹤岗
—  Prefecture-level city  —
鹤岗市
Hegang Century Square
Hegang (red) in Heilongjiang province (orange) and China
Coordinates: 47°21′N 130°18′E / 47.35°N 130.3°E / 47.35; 130.3Coordinates: 47°21′N 130°18′E / 47.35°N 130.3°E / 47.35; 130.3
Country People's Republic of China
Province Heilongjiang
County-level divisions 8
Settled 1906 AD
Area
 - Prefecture-level city 14,784 km2 (5,708.1 sq mi)
 - Urban 269.4 km2 (104 sq mi)
 - Metro 104 km2 (40.2 sq mi)
Elevation 280 m (919 ft)
Population (2010 Census)
 - Prefecture-level city 1,058,665
 - Density 71.6/km2 (185.5/sq mi)
 - Urban 489,232
 - Metro 489,232
 - Metro density 4,704.2/km2 (12,183.7/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Postal code 154100 - 154200
Area code(s) +86/086
License plate prefixes 黑H
ISO 3166-2 CN-11
GDP (2007) CNY 19.6 billion
 - per capita CNY 17818
Website http://www.hegang.gov.cn

Hegang (simplified Chinese: 鹤岗; traditional Chinese: 鶴崗; pinyin: Hègǎng, also known as Haoli, is a prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic of China. Hegang is a city within a coal mining area and in 2007 it had a GDP of RMB 15.7 billion with a growth rate of 13.2%. Hegang city covers an area of 14,784 km² and according to the 2010 Census, a population of 1,058,665 inhabitants. Tst built up area is home to 489,232 inhabitants spread out on 4 urban districts excluding [[Dongshan]) still largely rural.

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Subdivisions

The prefecture-level city of Hegang is divided in 6 districts and 2 counties. The information here presented uses the metric system and data for 2010 Census.

Hegang mcp.png
# English Name Simplified Traditional Pinyin Area Population Density
1 Xingshan District 兴山区 興山區 Xīngshān Qū 27 44,803 1,659
2 Xiangyang District 向阳区 向陽區 Xiàngyáng Qū 9 110,916 12,324
3 Gongnong District 工农区 工農區 Gōngnóng Qū 11 140,070 12,734
4 Nanshan District 南山区 南山區 Nánshān Qū 30 119,047 3,968
5 Xing'an District 兴安区 興安區 Xīng'ān Qū 27 74,396 2,755
6 Dongshan District 东山区 東山區 Dōngshān Qū 4,575 175,239 38
7 Luobei County 萝北县 蘿北縣 Luóběi Xiàn 6,761 220,131 33
8 Suibin County 绥滨县 綏濱縣 Suíbīn Xiàn 3,344 174,063 52

History

1906, the area of Hegang City was under the administrator of Tangyuan County of Qing Dynasty

1945-12-20, Xingshan Town was renamed as Xingshan City

1949-11-24, Xingshan City was renamed as Hegang City

Climate

Hegang has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with long, bitterly cold, but dry winters, and humid and warm summers. Average high temperatures range from −12.7 °C (9 °F) in January to 26.5 °C (79.7 °F) in July. Close to 2/3 of the annual precipitation falls in the months of June thru August.

Climate data for Hegang (1971−2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −12.7
(9.1)		 −7.7
(18.1)		 0.5
(32.9)		 11.1
(52)		 18.9
(66)		 23.6
(74.5)		 26.5
(79.7)		 24.7
(76.5)		 18.9
(66)		 9.9
(49.8)		 −2.1
(28.2)		 −10.9
(12.4)		 8.39
(47.11)
Average low °C (°F) −20.8
(−5.4)		 −16.9
(1.6)		 −9.4
(15.1)		 0.4
(32.7)		 7.4
(45.3)		 13.7
(56.7)		 17.4
(63.3)		 15.7
(60.3)		 8.9
(48)		 0.3
(32.5)		 −10.4
(13.3)		 −18.3
(−0.9)		 −1.00
(30.20)
Precipitation mm (inches) 3.1
(0.122)		 4.2
(0.165)		 9.2
(0.362)		 21.9
(0.862)		 55.9
(2.201)		 113.1
(4.453)		 133.9
(5.272)		 148.6
(5.85)		 75.6
(2.976)		 31.5
(1.24)		 8.8
(0.346)		 6.6
(0.26)		 612.4
(24.11)
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.7 4.1 5.6 7.3 11.9 14.1 14.5 14.7 11.7 7.8 5.4 5.8 107.6
Source: Weather China

Town twinning

Russia Birobidzhan, Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia

  1. ^ (Chinese) Compilation by LianXin website. Data from the Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China
  2. ^ Climate map of Asia Peel, M. C., Finlayson, B. L., and McMahon, T. A.
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