Acheng
阿城区 | |
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 Location of Acheng in Harbin | |
.png) Harbin in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′12″N 126°58′02″E / 45.5368°N 126.9671°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Sub-provincial city | Harbin |
| Subdivisions | 9 subdistricts 8 towns 1 township 1 ethnic township |
| Seat | Jincheng Subdistrict (金城街道) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,452.1 km2 (946.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 544,514 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 1503XX |
| Area code | 0451 |
| Acheng, Harbin | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 阿城區 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 阿城区 | ||||||
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| Manchu name | |||||||
| Romanization | Alchuka | ||||||
Acheng District (Manchu Language: Alcuka Hoton) is one of nine districts of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, covering part of the southeastern suburbs. The district was approved to establish from the former Acheng City (阿城市) by the Chinese State Council on August 15, 2006.[3] As of 2010[update], it had a population of 596,856 residing in an area of 2,680 km2 (1,030 sq mi)[note 1],[1] and is 29 km (18 mi) southeast of downtown Harbin, 190 km (120 mi) north of Jilin City, and around 50 km (31 mi) south of the Songhua River. It lies within the basin of and until 1909 was considered synonymous with the Ashi River[5] which gave its name to the Jurchen Jin Dynasty. The district administers nine subdistricts, eight towns, one township, and one ethnic township. It borders Daowai District to the north, Bin County to the northeast, Shangzhi to the southeast, and Wuchang to the south, Shuangcheng District to the west, and Pingfang and Xiangfang Districts to the northwest.
- ^ a b Cohen 1998, p. 12
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- ^ 国务院关于同意黑龙江省调整哈尔滨市部分行政区划的批复（国函〔2006〕73号） (in Simplified Chinese). gov.cn. 2006-08-15. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
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