Suihua
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Suihua |
| settlement_type | Prefecture-level city |
| other_name | Suihwa |
| native_name | 绥化市 |
| native_name_lang | zh-Hans |
| image_skyline | 绥化市人民广场.jpg |
| image_caption | Suihua People's Square |
| image_map | Location of Suihua Prefecture within Heilongjiang (China).png |
| map_caption | Location of Suihua City (yellow) in Heilongjiang (light grey) |
| pushpin_map | Heilongjiang |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of the city centre in Heilongjiang |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_mapsize | 240 |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | People's Republic of China |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Heilongjiang |
| subdivision_type2 | County-level divisions |
| subdivision_name2 | 10 |
| seat_type | Municipal seat |
| seat | Beilin District |
| government_type | Prefecture-level city |
| leader_title | CPC Suihua Secretary |
| leader_name | Zhang Jingchuan (张晶川) |
| leader_title1 | Mayor |
| leader_name1 | Wang Jinhui (王金会) |
| established_date | 2000.06.14 |
| area_total_km2 | 34964.17 |
| area_urban_km2 | 2756.4 |
| area_metro_km2 | 2756.4 |
| population_as_of | 2020 census |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 3756167 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_metro | 698025 |
| population_density_metro_km2 | auto |
| population_urban | 698025 |
| population_density_urban_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type2 | GDP |
| demographics2_title1 | Prefecture-level city |
| demographics2_info1 | CN¥ 127.2 billion |
| US$ 20.4 billion | |
| demographics2_title2 | Per capita |
| demographics2_info2 | CN¥ 23,095 |
| US$ 3,708 | |
| timezone | China Standard |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| coor_pinpoint | Suihua municipal government |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 152000 |
| area_code | 0455 |
| blank_name | Licence plates |
| blank_info | 黑M |
| iso_code | CN-HL-12 |
| blank2_name | Climate |
| blank2_info | Dwa |
| website | |
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Suihua () 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, Qiqihar to the northwest and Heihe to the north. It has 3,756,167 inhabitants at the 2020 census, of whom 698,025 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Beilin District.By the end of 2024, the resident population of the city will be 3.461 million.
Geography
Suihua is located in the northern part of the Songnen Plain (Songhuajiang-Nenjiang 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 35211 km2.
Transportation
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.
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 −20.2 °C in January to 22.5 °C in July, while the annual mean is 3.3 °C. A majority of the annual precipitation occurs in July and August alone.
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Suihua (Beilin District), elevation 180 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) |Jan high C = -13.9 |Feb high C = -7.9 |Mar high C = 1.7 |Apr high C = 12.8 |May high C = 21.0 |Jun high C = 26.0 |Jul high C = 27.5 |Aug high C = 25.9 |Sep high C = 20.8 |Oct high C = 11.3 |Nov high C = -1.6 |Dec high C = -11.8 |Jan mean C = -19.3 |Feb mean C = -14.0 |Mar mean C = -3.9 |Apr mean C = 6.8 |May mean C = 14.8 |Jun mean C = 20.6 |Jul mean C = 22.9 |Aug mean C = 21.0 |Sep mean C = 14.7 |Oct mean C = 5.6 |Nov mean C = -6.5 |Dec mean C = -16.8 |Jan low C = -24.1 |Feb low C = -19.7 |Mar low C = -9.4 |Apr low C = 0.8 |May low C = 8.7 |Jun low C = 15.4 |Jul low C = 18.6 |Aug low C = 16.6 |Sep low C = 9.2 |Oct low C = 0.5 |Nov low C = -10.9 |Dec low C = -21.2 |Jan record high C = -0.3 |Jan record low C = -40.1 |Feb record high C = 8.0 |Feb record low C = -36.5 |Mar record high C = 19.9 |Mar record low C = -29.6 |Apr record high C = 29.5 |Apr record low C = -13.8 |May record high C = 34.5 |May record low C = -5.6 |Jun record high C = 39.4 |Jun record low C = 3.4 |Jul record high C = 36.2 |Jul record low C = 9.6 |Aug record high C = 35.5 |Aug record low C = 6.7 |Sep record high C = 30.9 |Sep record low C = -4.8 |Oct record high C = 25.5 |Oct record low C = -16.7 |Nov record high C = 15.8 |Nov record low C = -30.3 |Dec record high C = 4.5 |Dec record low C = -36.9 |year high C = |year low C = |year high F = |year low F = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 4.3 |Feb precipitation mm = 4.6 |Mar precipitation mm = 12.4 |Apr precipitation mm = 22.9 |May precipitation mm = 50.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 94.0 |Jul precipitation mm = 155.6 |Aug precipitation mm = 119.7 |Sep precipitation mm = 58.2 |Oct precipitation mm = 25.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 11.7 |Dec precipitation mm = 7.4 |Jan humidity = 73 |Feb humidity = 68 |Mar humidity = 58 |Apr humidity = 51 |May humidity = 53 |Jun humidity = 65 |Jul humidity = 77 |Aug humidity = 79 |Sep humidity = 70 |Oct humidity = 63 |Nov humidity = 66 |Dec humidity = 73 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 5.9 |Feb precipitation days = 4.1 |Mar precipitation days = 5.6 |Apr precipitation days = 7.0 |May precipitation days = 11.3 |Jun precipitation days = 14.5 |Jul precipitation days = 14.4 |Aug precipitation days = 13.5 |Sep precipitation days = 9.0 |Oct precipitation days = 7.0 |Nov precipitation days = 6.1 |Dec precipitation days = 6.7 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 172.9 |Feb sun = 202.7 |Mar sun = 244.6 |Apr sun = 238.9 |May sun = 261.4 |Jun sun = 256.3 |Jul sun = 239.0 |Aug sun = 234.4 |Sep sun = 232.5 |Oct sun = 197.7 |Nov sun = 166.6 |Dec sun = 151.1 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 62 | Feb percentsun = 69 | Mar percentsun = 66 | Apr percentsun = 58 | May percentsun = 56 | Jun percentsun = 54 | Jul percentsun = 50 | Aug percentsun = 54 | Sep percentsun = 63 | Oct percentsun = 59 | Nov percentsun = 60 | Dec percentsun = 57 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 8.4 |Feb snow days = 5.8 |Mar snow days = 7.6 |Apr snow days = 3.1 |May snow days = 0.2 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 2.0 |Nov snow days = 7.7 |Dec snow days = 10 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration | source 2 = Weather China{{cite web | url = http://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101050501.shtml? | script-title=zh:绥化 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 | publisher = Weather China | language = zh | access-date = 23 August 2022}}
History
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/石串饰，绥化市博物馆.jpg" caption="Ang'angxi Culture]] type were also discovered at Anda. Sushen, 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."] ::
Qing dynasty
From 1653, Suihua area was under the rule of Ningguta General. In 1683, the position of Heilongjiang General was established, Suihua was under the rule of Heilongjiang General. On November 20, 1885, the Directly Ruled Ting of Suihua (綏化直隸廳) was established at Beilin Tuanzi, a barren at that time. In 1905 it was redesigned as Suihua Fu (綏化府).
Republic of China (1912–49)
In 1912, an army regiment was established in Suihua. The outbreak of plague caused 1683 deaths that year. In February 1913, 3000 brigands attacked the county seat, and was flattened by the garrison corps. In August 1917, in Suihua established the first telephone company. In July 1919, the 2nd High School of Heilongjiang Province was created. In February 1929, the county government was formally established.
In April 1932, the Japanese entered the city, resistance army led by Ma Zhanshan withdrew. The Manchukuo county government was created on July 12, 1933. In December 1934, Suihua county was put under the administration of Binjiang Province. In 1939, the county was incorporated into Bei'an Province, and the county hospital was built. On July 28, 1941, Counter-Japanese United Army organized the National Salvation Society at Shuanghe, Wuying villages. The Manchu government ordered the peasants to supply military grain, and often faced heavy resistance. In 1943 the Suihua-Jiamusi railway was opened to traffic. The Soviets took the city on August 27, 1945, and Chen Lei was made the first County CPC secretary in November.
The land reform movement began in 1947. Many Suihua people joined the Chinese civil war, especially the Siping Campaign. On May 13, 1949, Suihua County Government was renamed Suihua People's Government.
People's Republic of China (1949–present)
Suihua is approved to become a prefecture-level city in 1999, and officially designated a prefecture-level city on June 14, 2000.
Administrative divisions
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::data[format=table] | Map | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010 est.) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | | | | | | | | Beilin District | 北林区 | zh | 877,114 | 2,756.4 | 318 | | | Anda City | 安达市 | zh | 472,826 | 3,586.3 | 132 | | | Zhaodong City | 肇东市 | zh | 903,067 | 4,331.96 | 208 | | | Hailun City | 海伦市 | zh | 769,437 | 4,667.26 | 165 | | | Wangkui County | 望奎县 | zh | 458,725 | 2,313.78 | 198 | | | Lanxi County | 兰西县 | zh | 424,562 | 2,499.35 | 170 | | | Qinggang County | 青冈县 | zh | 474,422 | 2,684.71 | 177 | | | Qing'an County | 庆安县 | zh | 386,162 | 5,468.7 | 71 | | | Mingshui County | 明水县 | zh | 320,695 | 2,305.46 | 139 | | | Suileng County | 绥棱县 | zh | 331,343 | 4,350.25 | 76 | | ::
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.
Demographics
According to the Seventh National Census in 2020, the city's Permanent Population (Hukou) was 3,756,167. Compared with 5,418,153 in the Sixth National Census, the number decreased by 1,661,986, a drop of 30.67%, with an average annual growth rate of -3.60%.
There were 1,891,784 males, accounting for 50.36%. There were 1,864,383 females, accounting for 49.64%. The sex ratio (with females as 100, the proportion of males to females) decreased from 102.43 in the Sixth National Census to 101.47.
Education
Universities and colleges
- Suihua University (绥化学院)
- Suihua Education College(绥化市教育学院)
References
References
- "China: Hēilóngjiāng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- "(黑龙江省)绥化市2024年国民经济和社会发展统计公报-红黑统计公报库".
- link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
- 绥化地区地方志编纂委员会. 黑龙江人民出版社 [Heilongjiang People's Press]. (December 1995)
- Li Chengxiu (黎成修). 黑龙江人民出版社 [Heilongjiang People's Press]. (December 1986)
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