| Heihe 黑河 瑷珲 |
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| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| 黑河市 | |
| Heihe (red) in Heilongjiang province (orange) and China | |
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Heihe
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 21,000.1 sq mi (54,390 km2) |
| • Metro | 557.1 sq mi (1,443 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 1,673,898 |
| • Metro | 211,313 |
| Time zone | China standard time (UTC+8) |
| Zip code | 164300 |
| Area code(s) | 0456 |
Heihe (Chinese: 黑河; pinyin: Hēihé; "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 urban population of about 211,313, while the total population of the prefecture-level city is 1,673,893.[1]
Heihe marks the northeast terminus of the Heihe-Tengchong Line.
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
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| 1 | Aihui District | 爱辉区 | Àihuī Qū | 211,313 | 13,993 | 14 |
| 2 | Bei'an City | 北安市 | Běi'ān Shì | 436,444 | 6,313 | 74 |
| 3 | Wudalianchi City | 五大连池市 | Wǔdàliánchí Shì | 326,390 | 9,800 | 37 |
| 4 | Nenjiang County | 嫩江县 | Nènjiāng Xiàn | 495,519 | 15,360 | 33 |
| 5 | Xunke County | 逊克县 | Xùnkè Xiàn | 101,411 | 17,020 | 6 |
| 6 | Sunwu County | 孙吴县 | Sūnwú Xiàn | 102,821 | 4,454 | 22 |
The transportation to and from Heihe is as follows:
West of Heihe, there is an HVDC back-to-back station for realizing an interconnection between the power grids of Russia and China with 750 MW transmission capacity.
| Climate data for Heihe | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −18 (0) |
−12 (10) |
−2 (28) |
9 (48) |
18 (64) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
23 (73) |
17 (62) |
7 (44) |
−6 (21) |
−16 (3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −28 (−18) |
−24 (−11) |
−14 (6) |
−3 (26) |
4 (39) |
11 (51) |
15 (59) |
13 (55) |
5 (41) |
−3 (26) |
−16 (3) |
−25 (−13) |
−5.6 (22.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
5 (0.2) |
23 (0.9) |
43 (1.7) |
84 (3.3) |
132 (5.2) |
127 (5) |
61 (2.4) |
20 (0.8) |
8 (0.3) |
5 (0.2) |
513 (20.2) |
| Source: Weatherbase [2] | |||||||||||||
Heihe has plenty of natural tourism resources, including Heilongjiang River(黑龙江) and Wudalianchi Lake(五大连池), where people can take a trip to local volcanoes. The Old City of Aigun is a famous historical scenic spot, in which the Treaty of Aigun between China and Russia was signed in the 19th century.
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