Songbei District () is one of nine
districts
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of the
prefecture-level city
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of
Harbin
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, the capital of
Heilongjiang Province
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,
Northeast
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China
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, forming part of the city's urban core. Its name literally means "north of Song", referring to its position north of the
Songhua River
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which runs through the city. It borders the districts of
Hulan to the northeast,
Daowai to the east, and
Daoli to the west, as well as the
prefecture-level city
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of
Suihua
Suihua ( zh, c=绥化) is a prefecture-level city in west-central Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, adjacent to Yichun, Heilongjiang, Yichun to the east, Harbin, the provincial capital, to the south, Daqing to the west and Heihe t ...
to the north and west.
Administrative divisions
Subdistricts:
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Songbei Subdistrict (),
Songpu Subdistrict (),
Wanbao Subdistrict (),
Taiyangdao Subdistrict (),
Song'an Subdistrict (),
Songxiang Subdistrict (),
Chuankou Subdistrict ()
Town:
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Duiqingshan ()
Former : Sandian Subdistrict (), Leye Town ()
See also
Harbin hotel fire
References
External links
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Government site-
Songbei
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