Daxing'anling Prefecture

Daxing'anling Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 大兴安岭地区; traditional Chinese: 大興安嶺地區; pinyin: Dàxīng'ānlǐng Dìqū), also known as Da Hinggan Ling Prefecture, is the northernmost Chinese prefecture-level division, located in northwestern Heilongjiang Province. It covers 46,755 km2 (18,052 sq mi) and had a population of 520,000, as of 2004. It is named after the Greater Khingan Range (Daxing'anling; ᠠᠮᠪᠠ᠋ ᡥᡳᠨ᠋ᡤᡤᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᡨ᠊ᡠᠨ; Amba Hinggan Dabagan) Mountains. In 2007, it had a GDP of RMB 6.1 billion and a growth rate of 11.1%. In 2015, Daxing'anling Prefecture had a GDP of RMB 13.49 billion, and a GDP of RMB 15.39 billion in the year 2014.

Daxing'anling Prefecture
大兴安岭地区
Location of Daxing'anling (yellow) in Heilongjiang (light grey);
Coordinates: 52°30′N 123°54′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
County-level divisions4 administrative zones
1 county-level city
2 counties
Township-level divisions6 subdistricts
24 towns
11 townships
2 ethnic townships
Village-level divisions41 residential communities
80 villages
Area
  Total46,755 km2 (18,052 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
  Total520,000
  Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
165000
Area code0457
ISO 3166 codeCN-HL-27
Daxing'anling Prefecture
"Daxing'anling", as written in Chinese calligraphy
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese大兴安岭地区
Traditional Chinese大興安嶺地區
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᠠᠮᠪᠠ ᡥᡳᠨ᠋ᡤᡤᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᡨ᠊ᡠᠨ ᡳ ᠪᠠ
RomanizationAbma'hingan'dabagan i'ba
Russian name
RussianОкруг Да-Хинган-Лин
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