Bin County, or Binxian (), is a
county
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of
Heilongjiang Province,
Northeast China
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, it is under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
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of
Harbin
Harbin, ; zh, , s=哈尔滨, t=哈爾濱, p=Hā'ěrbīn; IPA: . is the capital of Heilongjiang, China. It is the largest city of Heilongjiang, as well as being the city with the second-largest urban area, urban population (after Shenyang, Lia ...
, the capital of Heilongjiang. Its seat is about east of central Harbin. It borders
Bayan County
Bayan County () is a county of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang. It borders Mulan County to the east, Bin County to the south, Hulan Dis ...
and
Mulan County
Mulan County () is a county of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang. It borders Tonghe County to the east, Fangzheng County to the southeast ...
to the north,
Fangzheng County to the east,
Yanshou County
Yanshou County () is a county of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang. It borders Fangzheng County to the north, Shangzhi
Shangzhi () is a ...
to the southeast,
Shangzhi
Shangzhi () is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. It is away from central Harbin and has an area of approximately . The city proper has a population of around ...
to the south,
Acheng District to the southwest,
Daowai District to the west, and
Hulan District
Hulan District () is one of nine districts of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China. It covers part of the northeastern suburbs. The district was approved to establish from the former ''Hulan ...
to the northwest.
Administrative divisions
There are 12
towns
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
and five
townships in the county:
Towns (镇)
Townships (乡)
*
Yonghe Township ()
*
Niaohe Township ()
*
Minhe Township ()
*
Jingjian Township ()
*
Sanbao Township ()
Demographics
The population of the district was in 1999.
[National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, ''in']
China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
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Climate
Transport
* G1011 Harbin–Tongjiang Expressway, which provides access to downtown Harbin
Notes and references
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