Da Hinggan Ling Prefecture, officially Da Hinggan Ling Diqu also known as Daxing'anling Prefecture is the northernmost prefecture-level division

Prefecture (China)

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 in all of China, located in Heilongjiang

Heilongjiang

For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...

 Province. Its area is 46755 square kilometres (18,052.2 sq mi) and has a population of 520,000, as of 2004. It is named after the Greater Khingan

Greater Khingan

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 (Da Hinggan) Mountains. In 2007 it had a GDP of RMB 6.1 billion and a growth rate of 11.1%.

Administrative divisions

#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2003 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Mohe County Mohe County Mohe County is the northernmost county in China, located in the Northeast's Heilongjiang province. The county is named after the Mohe, a Tungusic people of ancient Manchuria. A village, the northernmost settlement in China, at the latitude of 53° 29' N known as China's "Arctic Village" lies in...	漠河县	Mòhé Xiàn	80,000	18,367	34
2	Tahe County Tahe County Tahe County is a county in the far north of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of Daxing'anling Prefecture.-Climate:...	塔河县	Tǎhé Xiàn	80,000	14,103	11
3	Huma County Huma County Huma County is a county in the far north of the Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. The county seat is located on the right bank of the Amur River, a few kilometers upstream from the fall of the Huma River into the Amur.It is under the administration of the Da Hinggan Ling...	呼玛县	Hūmǎ Xiàn	52,000	14,300	4
4	Huzhong District Huzhong District Huzhong District is a district of Daxing'anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China....	呼中区	Hūzhōng Qū	52,000	9,400	6
5	Xinlin District Xinlin District The district of Xinlin is an administrative subdivision of the province of Heilongjiang, China. It is under the jurisdiction of Daxing'anling Prefecture- Notes and references :...	新林区	Xīnlín Qū	49,000	8,700	6
6	Songling District Songling District The district of Songling is an administrative subdivision which, although administered by Daxing'anling Prefecture, in the province of Heilongjiang, forms part of the Oroqin Autonomous Banner in Inner Mongolia, which is not an official administrative entity.- Notes and references :...	松岭区	Sōnglǐng Qū	35,000	16,800	2
7	Jiagedaqi District Jiagedaqi District Jiagedaqi is a district and the seat of Da Hinggan Ling Prefecture, Northeast China...	加格达奇区	Jiāgédáqí Qū	155,000	1,400	111

Da Hinggan Ling Prefecture administrates 3 counties, 4 districts. These counties and districts contain 23 town

Town

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s, 12 township

Township

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s, 6 urban subdistrict

Subdistrict

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s, 60 communities, and 80 villager's committees.

External links

• Official website of Daxing'anling Prefecture government