Daxing'anling Prefecture

Daxing'anling Prefecture
大兴安岭地区
Prefecture

Xilinji Town, Mohe County, Daxing'anling

Daxing'anling (red) in Heilongjiang (orange)
Coordinates: 52°30′N 123°54′E / 52.500°N 123.900°E / 52.500; 123.900Coordinates: 52°30′N 123°54′E / 52.500°N 123.900°E / 52.500; 123.900
Country People's Republic of China
Province Heilongjiang
County-level divisions 4 districts
3 counties
Township-level divisions 6 subdistricts
24 towns
11 townships
2 ethnic townships
Village-level divisions 41 residential communities
80 villages
Area
 • Total 46,755 km2 (18,052 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 520,000
 • Density 11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 165000
Area code(s) 0457
Daxing'anling Prefecture

"Daxing'anling", as written in Chinese calligraphy
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 大兴安岭地区
Traditional Chinese 大興安嶺地區
Manchu name
Manchu script ᠠᠮᠪᠠ ᡥᡳᠨ᠋ᡤᡤᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᡨ᠊ᡠᠨ ᡳ ᠪᠠ
Russian name
Russian Да-Хинган-Лин Округа

Daxing'anling Prefecture (Chinese: 大兴安岭地区; pinyin: Dàxīng'ānlǐng Dìqū) also known as Da Hinggan Ling Prefecture is the northernmost Chinese prefecture-level division, located in Heilongjiang Province. Its area is 46,755 square kilometres (18,052 sq mi) and has a population of 520,000, as of 2004. It is named after the Greater Khingan Range (Daxing'anling; ᠠᠮᠪᠠ᠋ ᡥᡳᠨ᠋ᡤᡤᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᡨ᠊ᡠᠨ; Amba Hinggan Jutun) Mountains. In 2007 it had a GDP of RMB 6.1 billion and a growth rate of 11.1%.

Administrative divisions

Daxing'anling Prefecture administrates 3 counties, 4 Forestry administration districts. These counties and management districts contain 6 urban subdistricts, 24 towns, 11 townships, 2 ethnic townships, 41 residential communities, and 80 villages.

# Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population (2010 Census) Area (km²) Density (/km²)
Rural counties
1 Mohe County 漠河县 Mòhé Xiàn 83,414 18,367 5
2 Tahe County 塔河县 Tǎhé Xiàn 92,473 14,103 7
3 Huma County 呼玛县 Hūmǎ Xiàn 51,861 14,300 4
Forestry administration districts
4 Huzhong District 呼中区 Hūzhōng Qū 45,039 9,400 5
5 Xinlin District 新林区 Xīnlín Qū 50,859 8,700 6
6 Songling District* 松岭区 Sōnglǐng Qū 33,555 16,800 2
7 Jiagedaqi District* 加格达奇区 Jiāgédáqí Qū 154,363 1,400 110
*Jiagedaqi District and Songling District is subordinate to Daxing'anling Prefecture but formally part of Oroqin Autonomous Banner in Inner Mongolia.

Forestry divisions

Administrate by the State Forestry Administration's Heilongjiang Daxing'anling Forestry Group Corporation (Chinese: 黑龙江省大兴安岭林业集团公司) with 10 Forestry Bureaux and 61 Woodlands.

Name Hanzi Residence Woodlands
Songlin Forestry Bureau 松岭林业局 Xiaoyangqi Town, Songling 5
Xinlin Forestry Bureau 新林林业局 Xinlin Town, Xinlin 8
Tahe Forestry Bureau 塔河林业局 Tahe Town, Tahe 6
Huzhong Forestry Bureau 呼中林业局 Huzhong Town, Huzhong 6
Amur Forestry Bureau 阿木尔林业局 Jitao Town, Mohe 6
Tuqiang Forestry Bureau 图强林业局 Tuqiang Town, Mohe 7
Xilinji Forestry Bureau 西林吉林业局 Xilinji Town, Mohe 5
Shibazhan Forestry Bureau 十八站林业局 Shibazhan Township, Tahe 6
Hanjiayuan Forestry Bureau 韩家园林业局 Hanjiayuan Town, Huma 1
Jiagedaqi Forestry Bureau 加格达奇林业局 Jiagedaqi District 10

Administrate by Daxing'anling Prefecture Administrative Operation Forestry Bureau (Chinese: 大兴安岭地区行政公署营林局) with 3 County-level Forestry Bureaux and 6 Woodlands.

Name Hanzi Residence Woodlands
Huma Forestry Bureau 呼玛县林业局 Huma Town, Huma 4
Tahe Forestry Bureau 塔河县林业局 Tahe Town, Tahe 1
Mohe Forestry Bureau 漠河县林业局 Xilinji Town, Mohe 1

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