Heihe

Heihe (Chinese: 黑河; pinyin: Hēihé; lit.'Black River'; Russian: Хэйхэ) is a prefecture-level city of northern Heilongjiang province, China, located on the Russian border, on the south bank of the Amur (Heilong) River, across the river from Blagoveshchensk. At the 2020 census, 1,286,401 people lived in the prefecture-level city of whom 223,832 lived in the built-up area (or metro) made of Aihui District.

Heihe
黑河市
Хэйхэ
Prefecture-level city
The Amur River (Heilong Jiang) and Heihe
Location of Heihe City (yellow) in Heilongjiang (light grey)
Heihe
Location of the city proper in Heilongjiang
Heihe
Heihe (China)
Coordinates (Heihe Customs): 50°14′24″N 127°31′16″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
County-level divisions6
Municipal seatAihui District
Government
  TypePrefecture-level city
  CPC Heihe SecretaryLiu Gang (刘刚)
  MayorZhang Enliang (张恩亮)
Area
  Prefecture-level city54,390 km2 (21,000 sq mi)
  Urban
1,443 km2 (557 sq mi)
  Metro
1,443 km2 (557 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Prefecture-level city1,286,401
  Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
  Urban
223,832
  Urban density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
  Metro
223,832
  Metro density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 44.7 billion
US$ 7.2 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 26,518
US$ 4,258
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
164300
Area code0456
ISO 3166 codeCN-HL-11
Licence plates黑N
ClimateDwb
Websitewww.heihe.gov.cn
Heihe
"Heihe", as written in Chinese
Chinese name
Chinese黑河
Literal meaningblack river
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ ᡥᠣᡨᠣᠨ
RomanizationSahaliyan'ula hoton
Russian name
RussianХэйхэ
Aigun
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese瑷珲
Traditional Chinese璦琿
PostalAigun
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᠠᡳ᠌ᡥᡡᠨ ᡥᠣᡨᠣᠨ
RomanizationAigun hoton
Russian name
RussianАйгунь

Heihe marks the northeast terminus of the diagonal Heihe–Tengchong Line, which is sometimes used to divide China into east and west.

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