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Nangang District
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Characters南岗区
 • PinyinNángàng Qū
CountryChina
ProvinceHeilongjiang
PrefectureHarbin
Area
 • Total182.87 km2 (70.61 sq mi)
Population
 • Total932,174
 • Density5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitehttp://www.hrbng.gov.cn

Nangang District (Chinese: 南岗区; Chinese: nán gàng qū) is the largest and most populated district in Harbin, China. It is home to major offices of the provincial government and is the political heart of Heilongjiang province. Other areas of interest within the district are the Harbin Railway Station, Guomao underground shopping street, Confucius Temple and Jile Temple. A new subway system is also being built currently.

Nangang district is also famous by the business area around the"hongbo" square, there are several shopping centers such as "Qiulin" corporate, "Harbin No.1 shopping center" corporate, "Yuanda" shopping center. Normally the central part of Nangang district includes the areas of "Harbin Institute of Technology", "Northern Theater", "Hongbo" square, and "No.1 Hospital of Harbin Medical University".

There are also many famous streets in Nangang District, such as Tieling Street, Guogeli Street, Anshan Street, Longjiang Street, Jilin Street, Ashihe Street, etc.

Nangang district also has many excellent schools, such as No.69 middle school, No.3 high school, and so on.