Daqing

Daqing (simplified Chinese: 大庆; traditional Chinese: 大慶; pinyin: Dàqìng) is a prefecture-level city in the west of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. The name literally means "Great Celebration" and refers to the tenth anniversary of the PRC.:2 Daqing is known as the "Oil Capital of China" and has experienced a phenomenal boom since oil was discovered at the Daqing Oil Field in 1959.

Daqing
大庆市
Prefecture-level city
Around Sanyong Lake, 2017
Location of Daqing City (yellow) in Heilongjiang (light gray) and China
Daqing
Location of the city centre in Heilongjiang
Daqing
Daqing (China)
Coordinates (Daqing municipal government): 46°35′20″N 125°06′14″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
County-level divisions9
Government
  TypePrefecture-level city
  CPC Daqing SecretaryHan Lihua (韩立华)
  MayorHe Zhonghua (何忠华)
Area
  Prefecture-level city22,161 km2 (8,556 sq mi)
  Urban
5,107 km2 (1,972 sq mi)
  Metro
2,734.6 km2 (1,055.8 sq mi)
Elevation
149 m (489 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Prefecture-level city2,781,562
  Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
  Urban
1,754,655
  Urban density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
  Metro
1,574,389
  Metro density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 298.4 billion
US$ 47.9 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 107,419
US$ 17,247
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
163000
Area code0459
ISO 3166 codeCN-HL-06
Licence plates黑E
ClimateDwa
Websitewww.daqing.gov.cn
Daqing
"Daqing", as written in Chinese
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese大庆
Traditional Chinese大慶
PostalTaching
Literal meaningGreat Celebration
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡩᠠᡴᠠᠩ
RomanizationDaking

Its population was 2,781,562 as of the 2020 census, of whom 1,574,389 lived in the built-up (or metro) area in four out of the total of five urban districts: Sartu, Longfeng, Ranghulu and Honggang.

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