Bei'an

Bei'an 北安市 Pei-an
County-level city
Bei'an Location in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 48°15′N 126°31′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Heilongjiang
Prefecture-level city	Heihe
Township-level divisions	6 subdistricts 5 towns 4 townships
Founded	1910
Municipal seat	Heping Subdistrict (和平街道)
Area
• Total	6,313 km2 (2,437 sq mi)
Elevation	266 m (873 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	436,444
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	164000
Area code	0456
Climate	Dwb
Website	www.hljba.gov.cn

Bei'an (Chinese: 北安; pinyin: Běi'ān; lit. 'northern peace') is a county-level city in west-central Heilongjiang province in the People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of Heihe. Bei'an was the provincial capital of Bei'an province of Manchukuo, a puppet state set up by Japan during the Second World War.

Administrative divisions

Map including Bei'an (labeled as PEI-AN 北安) (AMS, 1951)

There are six subdistricts, five towns and four townships under the city's administration:

Subdistricts (街道)

• Heping Subdistrict (和平街道)
• Zhaolin Subdistrict (兆麟街道)
• Qinghua Subdistrict (庆华街道)
• Tiexi Subdistrict (铁西街道)
• Tienan Subdistrict (铁南街道)
• Beigang Subdistrict (北岗街道)

Towns (镇)

• Tongbei (通北镇)
• Zhaoguang (赵光镇)
• Shiquan (石泉镇)
• Haixing (海星镇)
• Erjing (二井镇)

Townships (乡)

• Chengjiao Township (城郊乡)
• Dongsheng Township (东胜乡)
• Yangjia Township (杨家乡)
• Zhuxing Korean Ethnic Township (主星朝鲜族乡)