| Daqing 大庆 |
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| Daqing (red) in Heilongjiang province (orange) and China | |
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Daqing
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 8,556.4 sq mi (22,161 km2) |
| • Urban | 2,123.6 sq mi (5,500 km2) |
| • Metro | 1,260.6 sq mi (3,265 km2) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 2,904,532 |
| • Density | 339.5/sq mi (131.1/km2) |
| • Urban | 1,323,252 |
| • Urban density | 623.1/sq mi (240.6/km2) |
| • Metro | 1,042,902 |
| • Metro density | 827.3/sq mi (319.4/km2) |
| Time zone | China standard time (UTC+8) |
| Website | http://www.daqing.gov.cn/ |
Daqing (simplified Chinese: 大庆; traditional Chinese: 大慶; pinyin: Dàqìng; formerly spelled "Taching") (pronounced Da Tshing) is a prefecture-level city in the west of Heilongjiang province of Northeast China. The name literally means "Great Celebration".
Its population is 2,904,532 at the 2010 census whom 1,042,902 in the built up area made of 4 out of 5 urban districts (Sartu, Longfeng, Ranghulu and Honggang)
It was founded in 1959 to house workers extracting oil and gas from the Daqing oilfield and to host industries which could take advantage of the energy and petrochemicals. Since its foundation it has been advocated as a model of good practice in industry and healthcare by the Chinese government. The fact that Mao Zedong promulgated his Supreme Directive, In industry, learn from Daqing, in the 1960s reflects how important a role Daqing has historically played in industry in China. The film Entrepreneurial Pioneers (Chinese: 创业), made in the early 1970s, is a literary rendition of the history of Daqing. During the Mao era, Daqing's agricultural counterpart was Dazhai, a village in the hilly Xiyang county, Shanxi Province, for which Chairman Mao issued the directive In agriculture, learn from Dazhai, also in the 1960s.
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Daqing is divided into 9 county-level divisions: 5 districts, 3 counties and 1 autonomous county.
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Sartu District | 萨尔图区 | Sà'ěrtú Qū | 260,000 | 549 | 474 |
| 2 | Longfeng District | 龙凤区 | Lóngfèng Qū | 160,000 | 510 | 314 |
| 3 | Ranghulu District | 让胡路区 | Rànghúlù Qū | 380,000 | 1,394 | 273 |
| 4 | Datong District | 大同区 | Dàtóng Qū | 250,000 | 2,235 | 112 |
| 5 | Honggang District | 红岗区 | Hónggǎng Qū | 130,000 | 812 | 160 |
| 6 | Zhaozhou County | 肇州县 | Zhàozhōu Xiàn | 440,000 | 2,445 | 180 |
| 7 | Zhaoyuan County | 肇源县 | Zhàoyuán Xiàn | 450,000 | 4,198 | 107 |
| 8 | Lindian County | 林甸县 | Líndiàn Xiàn | 270,000 | 3,591 | 75 |
| 9 | Dorbod Mongol Autonomous County | 杜尔伯特蒙古族自治县 | Dù'ěrbótè Měnggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn | 250,000 | 6,427 | 39 |
Daqing has a population of 2.58 million, urban population 901,840 of them mainly Han Chinese, with a few population of other 31 minority ethnic groups including Manchu, Mongolian, Korean, and Hui nationalities. The population density is 112.69/km², urban population density 205.07/km².
Located in the north temperate zone, Daqing belongs to the continental monsoon climate and is affected by the cold air mass from the inland of Mongolia and the monsoon resulted from the warm air mass of the ocean. Generally, the winter is cold with occasional snowfalls, and spring and autumn are prevailed by monsoons. A shorter frost free period, and plenty of rainfall comes in step with the heat, all of which are good for crops and herbage. The yearly average temperature is 5.6 degrees Celsius with a summer average of 22 degrees Celsius, and 2658.1 hours of sunshine, 229 days free of frost in average. The daily difference in temperature can be up to 14 degrees Celsius during the growth period of crops.
Daqing's economy highly depends on petroleum and related industries. Daqing's oilfield is China's largest oilfield, and the world's fourth most productive oil field. Petroleum accounts for 60.8% of GDP. In 2008 Gross Domestic Product was RMB 222 billion yuan, while GDP Per capita RMB 80,092 (US$11,532), so Daqing is ranked eighth by GDP per capita among 659 Chinese cities.
Daqing is located on the Harbin-Manzhouli Railway.
Daqing is twinned with:
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