Suihua

Coordinates: 46°38′N 126°59′E / 46.633°N 126.983°E / 46.633; 126.983
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Suihua
绥化
Prefecture-level city
绥化市
File:Suihuashi.jpg
Suihua (red) in Heilongjiang province (orange) and China
Suihua (red) in Heilongjiang province (orange) and China
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
County-level divisions10
Government
 • TypePrefecture-level city
 • CPC Suihua SecretaryZhu Qingwen (朱清文)
 • MayorWang Jinhui (王金会)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city13,595 sq mi (35,211 km2)
 • Urban
1,051 sq mi (2,723 km2)
 • Metro
1,051 sq mi (2,723 km2)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • Prefecture-level city5,416,439
 • Density400/sq mi (150/km2)
 • Urban
849,033
 • Urban density810/sq mi (310/km2)
 • Metro
849,033
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
152000
Area code0455
Licence plates黑M
ISO 3166-2cn-23-12
Websitehttp://www.suihua.gov.cn/

Suihua (simplified Chinese: 绥化; traditional Chinese: 綏化; pinyin: Suīhuà) is a prefecture-level city in west-central Heilongjiang province of Northeast China, adjacent to Yichun to the east, Harbin, the provincial capital, to the south, Daqing to the west and Heihe to the north. It is in the southern half of Heilongjiang.

It has 5,416,439 inhabitants at the 2010 census, of whom 877,682 live in the metro area made of Beilin District.[1]

Administrative divisions

# Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population (2010 est.) Area (km²) Density (/km²)
1 Beilin District 北林区 Běilín Qū 877,682 2,723 320
2 Anda City 安达市 Āndá Shì 472,716 3,586 142
3 Zhaodong City 肇东市 Zhàodōng Shì 903,171 4,330 215
4 Hailun City 海伦市 Hǎilún Shì 769,925 4,667 176
5 Wangkui County 望奎县 Wàngkuí Xiàn 428,760 2,299 209
6 Lanxi County 兰西县 Lánxī Xiàn 454,526 2,499 188
7 Qinggang County 青冈县 Qīnggāng Xiàn 474,553 2,686 156
8 Qing'an County 庆安县 Qìng'ān Xiàn 382,416 5,607 68
9 Mingshui County 明水县 Míngshuǐ Xiàn 320,985 2,308 147
10 Suileng County 绥棱县 Suíléng Xiàn 331,705 4,506 73

History

Suihua's history can be streched back to over 10,000 years ago. As early as in the Paleolithic Age, human beings started living in this area. The Sushen people, the ancestors of the Manchu, inhabited in this region During the Xia Dynasty and Shang Dynasty. During the Yuan Dynasty, agriculture developed rapidly in Suihua.

Suihua has been inhabited by many ethnic minority groups, such as Mongols and Koreans since the Ming Dynasty.

Suihua is approved to become a prefecture-level city in 1999, and officially designated a prefecture-level city on June 14, 2000.

Geography

Suihua is located in the northern part of the Songnen Plain, and situated in the central part of Heilongjiang Province. Bordering prefecture cities are:

  • Daqing(W)
  • Harbin(S)
  • Heihe(N)
  • Qiqihar(NW)
  • Yichun(E)

The city is located at latitude 45° 3′—48° 02′ N and longitude 124° 13′—128° 30' E. The total area of the city is 35211 square kilometres.

Climate

Suihua has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa/Dwb), with long, bitterly cold, but dry winters, and humid, very warm summers. Average daily highs range from −15 °C (5 °F) in January to 28 °C (82 °F) in July. The average temperature in Suihua is between 1.3-4℃. Extreme temperatures have ranged from −41.8°C to 38.3 °C.

Climate data for Suihua (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −14.8
(5.4) 		−9.2
(15.4) 		1.0
(33.8) 		12.6
(54.7) 		20.6
(69.1) 		25.5
(77.9) 		27.3
(81.1) 		25.5
(77.9) 		19.8
(67.6) 		10.4
(50.7) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		−11.8
(10.8) 		8.8
(47.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −26.6
(−15.9) 		−22.3
(−8.1) 		−11.5
(11.3) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		6.9
(44.4) 		14.1
(57.4) 		17.7
(63.9) 		15.5
(59.9) 		7.9
(46.2) 		−1
(30) 		−12.3
(9.9) 		−22.5
(−8.5) 		−2.91
(26.76)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.0
(0.12) 		3.8
(0.15) 		8.1
(0.32) 		19.6
(0.77) 		41.6
(1.64) 		94.5
(3.72) 		163.5
(6.44) 		116.2
(4.57) 		63.3
(2.49) 		24.1
(0.95) 		8.0
(0.31) 		5.3
(0.21) 		551.0
(21.69)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.5 4.9 4.7 7.1 9.8 13.9 14.0 13.3 10.4 7.0 6.3 6.8 103.7
Source: Weather China

Economy

As an agricultural production hub in Heilongjiang Province,[2] Suihua's GDP has reached RMB 73.34 billion in 2010, an increase of 14.8 percent over the previous year.[3] To the city's GDP, the main contributors are the agricultural sector and service sector. Petrochemicals, textiles and machinery are some other pillar industries in Suihua.

Transport

The railway station of Suihua is located at the crossing of Taiping Road(太平路) and Beilin Road(北林路) in the eastern region of the city proper. The Harbin-Jiamusi Railway and the Harbin-Heihe Railway connect the city with Harbin, Jiamusi and several other cities in Heilongjiang Province. There are also buses to Daqing, Qiqihar and other cities in Heilongjiang.

References

  1. ^ 2010年绥化市第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报（Sixth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China）
  2. ^ Profiles of China Provinces, Cities and Industrial Parks
  3. ^ 2010年绥化市国民经济和社会发展统计公报 Template:Zh icon

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