Suihua

Suihua 绥化市
Prefecture-level city
Suihua (red) in Heilongjiang (orange)
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Heilongjiang
County-level divisions	10
Government
• Type	Prefecture-level city
• CPC Suihua Secretary	Zhang Jingchuan (张晶川)
• Mayor	Wang Jinhui (王金会)
Area
• Prefecture-level city	34,964.17 km2 (13,499.74 sq mi)
• Urban	2,756.4 km2 (1,064.3 sq mi)
• Metro	2,756.4 km2 (1,064.3 sq mi)
Population  (2010 census)
• Prefecture-level city	5,416,439
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
• Urban	877,114
• Urban density	320/km2 (820/sq mi)
• Metro	877,114
• Metro density	320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	152000
Area code	0455
Licence plates	黑M
ISO 3166-2	cn-23-12
Climate	Dwa
Website	suihua.gov.cn

Suihua
"Suihua", as written in Chinese calligraphy
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	绥化
Traditional Chinese	綏化
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Suīhuà
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᠰᡠᡳᡥᠠ
Russian name
Russian	Суйхуа

Suihua (Chinese: 绥化; pinyin: Suīhuà) is a prefecture-level city in west-central Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, adjacent to Yichun to the east, Harbin, the provincial capital, to the south, Daqing to the west and Heihe to the north. It has 5,418,453 inhabitants at the 2010 census, of whom 877,114 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Beilin District.

Administrative divisions

#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Beilin District	北林区	Běilín Qū	877,114	2,756.4	318
2	Anda City	安达市	Āndá Shì	472,826	3,586.3	132
3	Zhaodong City	肇东市	Zhàodōng Shì	903,067	4,331.96	208
4	Hailun City	海伦市	Hǎilún Shì	769,437	4,667.26	165
5	Wangkui County	望奎县	Wàngkuí Xiàn	458,725	2,313.78	198
6	Lanxi County	兰西县	Lánxī Xiàn	424,562	2,499.35	170
7	Qinggang County	青冈县	Qīnggāng Xiàn	474,422	2,684.71	177
8	Qing'an County	庆安县	Qìng'ān Xiàn	386,162	5,468.7	71
9	Mingshui County	明水县	Míngshuǐ Xiàn	320,695	2,305.46	139
10	Suileng County	绥棱县	Suíléng Xiàn	331,343	4,350.25	76

History

Suihua's history can be stretched 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. In the Qing Period, Suihua was known as Bei Tuanlinzi(北团林子) during the early days of its administrative history in 1885.

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 prefectures are:

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

The city is located at latitude 45° 03′–48° 02′ N and longitude 124° 13′–128° 30' E. The total area of the city is 35,211 square kilometres (13,595 sq mi).

Climate

Suihua has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long, bitterly cold, but dry winters, and humid, very warm summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −20.9 °C (−5.6 °F) in January to 22.3 °C (72.1 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 2.78 °C (37.0 °F). A majority of the annual precipitation occurs in July and August alone.

Climate data for Suihua (1971−2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	1.2 (34.2)	8.0 (46.4)	19.9 (67.8)	29.5 (85.1)	34.5 (94.1)	38.3 (100.9)	36.2 (97.2)	35.5 (95.9)	30.0 (86.0)	24.8 (76.6)	15.0 (59.0)	4.3 (39.7)	38.3 (100.9)
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)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−20.9 (−5.6)	−15.9 (3.4)	−5.0 (23.0)	5.8 (42.4)	13.8 (56.8)	19.7 (67.5)	22.3 (72.1)	20.3 (68.5)	13.6 (56.5)	4.4 (39.9)	−7.3 (18.9)	−17.4 (0.7)	2.8 (37.0)
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)	−2.9 (26.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−41.8 (−43.2)	−36 (−33)	−29.6 (−21.3)	−14.7 (5.5)	−8.6 (16.5)	3.2 (37.8)	9.6 (49.3)	5.0 (41.0)	−5.3 (22.5)	−16.7 (1.9)	−30.3 (−22.5)	−38.6 (−37.5)	−41.8 (−43.2)
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, Suihua's GDP has reached RMB 73.34 billion in 2010, an increase of 14.8 percent over the previous year. 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. In 2015, Suihua had a GDP of RMB 127.22 billion.

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.

External links

• Suihua Official Website Template:Zh icon