Daxing'anling Prefecture (), also known as Da Hinggan Ling Prefecture, is the northernmost Chinese
prefecture-level division
The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since ancient times, due to China's large population and geographical area. The constitution of China provides for three levels of government. However in practice, there ...
, located in northwestern
Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang () Postal romanization, formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a Provinces of China, province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is th ...
Province. It covers and has a population of 520,000, as of 2004. It is named after the
Greater Khingan Range (Daxing'anling; ; 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, while a GDP of
RMB 15.39 billion in the year 2014.
Administrative divisions
Daxing'anling Prefecture administrates 1 county-level city, 2 counties, and 4 administration zones. These counties and management districts contain 6 urban
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Equivalents
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town
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Origin and use
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township
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ethnic townships, 41 residential communities, and 80 villages.
Forestry divisions
Administrate by the
State Forestry Administration's
Heilongjiang Daxing'anling Forestry Group Corporation () with 10 Forestry Bureaux and 61 Woodlands.
Administrate by
Daxing'anling Prefecture Administrative Operation Forestry Bureau () with 3 County-level Forestry Bureaux and 6 Woodlands.
References
External links
Official website of Daxing'anling Prefecture government
Prefecture-level divisions of Heilongjiang
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