Daxing'anling Prefecture

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Daxing'anling Prefecture 大兴安岭地区
Prefecture
Mohe city
Location of Daxing'anling (yellow) in Heilongjiang (light grey);
Coordinates: 52°30′N 123°54′E / 52.500°N 123.900°E / 52.500; 123.900
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Heilongjiang
County-level divisions	4 administrative zones 1 county-level city 2 counties
Township-level divisions	6 subdistricts 24 towns 11 townships 2 ethnic townships
Village-level divisions	41 residential communities 80 villages
Area
• Total	46,755 km2 (18,052 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	388,000
• Density	8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	CN¥ 13.5 billion US$ 2.2 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 27,817 US$ 4,466
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	165000
Area code	0457
ISO 3166 code	CN-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
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dà Xīng'ān Lǐng Dìqū
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᠠᠮᠪᠠ ᡥᡳᠨ᠋ᡤᡤᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᡨ᠊ᡠᠨ ᡳ ᠪᠠ
Romanization	Amba'hingan'dabagan i'ba
Russian name
Russian	Округ Да-Хинган-Лин

Daxing'anling (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, 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.^[1]

Daxing'anling Prefecture administrates 1 county-level city, 2 counties, and 4 administration zones. These counties and management districts collectively contain 6 urban subdistricts, 24 towns, 11 townships, 2 ethnic townships, 41 residential communities, and 80 villages.

Map
Huma County Tahe County Mohe (city) Jiagedaqi* Songling* Xinlin Huzhong Note: Jiagedaqi & Songling is subordinate to Daxing'anling Prefecture but part of Oroqen Banner in Inner Mongolia.
Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010 Census)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
City
Mohe city	漠河市	Mòhé Shì	83,414	18,367	4.5
Counties
Tahe County	塔河县	Tǎhé Xiàn	92,473	14,103	6.6
Huma County	呼玛县	Hūmǎ Xiàn	51,861	14,300	3.6
Administrative Zones
Huzhong Administrative Zone*	呼中行政区	Hūzhōng Xíngzhèngqū	45,039	9,400	4.8
Xinlin Administrative Zone*	新林行政区	Xīnlín Xíngzhèngqū	50,859	8,700	5.8
Songling Administrative Zone*	松岭行政区	Sōnglǐng Xíngzhèngqū	33,555	16,800	2.0
Jiagedaqi Administrative Zone*	加格达奇行政区	Jiāgédáqí Xíngzhèngqū	154,363	1,587	97
*All administrative zones are management areas; not administrative divisions registered under the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Administered by the State Forestry Administration's Heilongjiang Daxing'anling Forestry Group Corporation (Chinese: 黑龙江省大兴安岭林业集团公司) with 10 Forestry Bureaus and 61 Woodlands.

Administered by Daxing'anling Prefecture Administrative Operation Forestry Bureau (Chinese: 大兴安岭地区行政公署营林局) with 3 County-level Forestry Bureaus and 6 Woodlands.

According to the Seventh National Census in 2020, the city’s Permanent Population (Hukou) was 331,276. Compared with the permanent resident population of 511,560 in the Sixth national census in 2010, it decreased by 180,284, a drop of 35.24%, with an average annual decline of 4.25%.

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• Official website of Daxing'anling Prefecture government

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