Hegang

Hegang
鹤岗市
Hegang
Location of Hegang City (yellow) in Heilongjiang (light grey)
Hegang
Location of the city centre in Heilongjiang
Coordinates (Hegang government): 47°21′00″N 130°17′53″E / 47.3501°N 130.2980°E / 47.3501; 130.2980
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
County-level divisions8
Settled1906
Municipal seatXiangyang District
Area
14,679.88 km2 (5,667.93 sq mi)
  Urban
4,574.9 km2 (1,766.4 sq mi)
  Metro
4,574.9 km2 (1,766.4 sq mi)
Elevation
280 m (920 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
891,271
  Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
  Urban
545,404
  Urban density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
  Metro
545,404
  Metro density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
GDP
  Prefecture-level cityCN¥ 26.6 billion
US$ 4.3 billion
  Per capitaCN¥ 24,983
US$ 4,011
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
154100 - 154200
Area code0468
ISO 3166 codeCN-HL-04
License plate prefixes黑H
ClimateDwb
Websitewww.hegang.gov.cn
Hegang
"Hegang", as written in Chinese
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese鹤岗
Traditional Chinese鶴崗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHègǎng
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᡥᡝᡤᠠᠩ
RomanizationHeg'ang
Russian name
RussianХэган

Hegang (Chinese: 鹤岗; pinyin: Hègǎng, also known as Heli and Xingshan), is a prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic of China, situated in the southeastern section of the Lesser Khingan Range, facing Jiamusi across the Songhua River to the south and Russia's Jewish Autonomous Oblast across the Amur River to the north. Hegang is one of the principal coal-producing cities in China. Hegang covers an administrative area of 14,679.88 km2 (5,667.93 sq mi) and according to the 2020 Chinese census, has a population of 891,271 inhabitants, of whom 545,404 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of 6 urban districts.