| Name | Heihe |
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| Settlement type | Prefecture-level city |
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| Native name | |
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| Map caption | Heihe (red) in Heilongjiang province (orange) and China |
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| Coordinates display | inline,title |
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| Coordinates region | CN |
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| Subdivision type | Country |
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| Subdivision name | China |
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| Subdivision type1 | Province |
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| Subdivision name1 | Heilongjiang |
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| Leader title1 | |
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| Unit pref | Imperial |
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| Area total km2 | 54390 |
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| Population as of | 2000 |
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| Population total | 1671811 |
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| Timezone | China standard time |
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| Utc offset | +8 |
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| Elevation footnotes | |
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| Postal code type | |
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Heihe (; "Black River") is a city in
Heilongjiang,
China.
It is located at , on the Russian border, on the south bank of the Amur River, across the river from the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk. Heihe has a population of about 113,000.
Heihe is one of the beginning of Heihe-Tengchong Line.
History
The predecessor of today's Heihe was the town established in 1683 some 30 km south of the modern city site (in today's
Aihui District) and was known as
Aigun, Heilongjiang, or Saghalien Ula. (The two last names both mean "the Black River" - the name for the
Amur River in Chinese and
Manchu, respectively). From 1683 to 1690 Aigun was the capital (the seat of the Military Governor) of
Heilongjiang Province.
Geography
Economy
Today Heihe, which forms a
free-trade zone with Blagoveshchensk, is a major centre of Sino-Russian trade. Many Russians and Chinese take advantage of
visa-free travel between the cities, which has spurred large unofficial trade between China and Russia. Some inhabitants of Blagoveshchensk have purchased
apartments on the Chinese side, as living costs are
much lower.
Transportation
The transportation to and from Heihe is as follows:
*Highways
* China National Highway 202: Heihe-Dalian via Harbin, Jilin and Shenyang
* Provincial highways: Heihe-Mohe, etc.
*Railway
*China Railways: Heihe-Beian to Harbin, Qiqihar and Daqing
*Waterway
:Transportation between Blagoveshchensk and Heihe is by boat in the summer and by bus over the frozen river in the winter; when the ice is too weak to carry buses, the route is operated by hovercrafts.
*Airways (Heihe Aihui Airport)
* Spring Airlines: Heihet-Harbin, -Shanghai and -Sanya
* Shandong Airlines: Heihe-Harbin-Weihai-Jinan
Administrative divisions
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! #
! Name
!
Hanzi
!
Hanyu Pinyin
! Population (2003 est.)
! Area (km²)
! Density (/km²)
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|1
|
Aihui District
|爱辉区
|Àihuī Qū
|190,000
|13,993
|14
|----------
|2
|
Bei'an City
|北安市
|Běi'ān Shì
|470,000
|6,313
|74
|----------
|3
|
Wudalianchi City
|五大连池市
|Wǔdàliánchí Shì
|360,000
|9,800
|37
|----------
|4
|
Nenjiang County
|嫩江县
|Nènjiāng Xiàn
|500,000
|15,360
|33
|----------
|5
|
Xunke County
|逊克县
|Xùnkè Xiàn
|110,000
|17,020
|6
|----------
|6
|
Sunwu County
|孙吴县
|Sūnwú Xiàn
|100,000
|4,454
|22
|}
Sister city
Blagoveshchensk,
Russia
See also
Heihe-Tengchong Line
References
Category:Cities in Heilongjiang
Category:China–Russia border crossings
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