Heilongjiang

Heilongjiang Province 黑龙江省
Province
Name transcription(s)
• Cheenese	黑龙江省 (Hēilóngjiāng Shěng)
• Abbreviation	黑 (pinyin: Hēi)
Map shawin the location o Heilongjiang Province
Named for	黑 hēi—black 龙 lóng—dragon 江 jiāng—river "Amur River"
Caipital (an lairgest ceety)	Harbin
Divisions	13 prefecturs, 1 coonties, 1284 tounships
Govrenment
• Secretar	Ji Bingxuan (吉炳轩)
• Govrenor	Wang Xiankui (王宪魁)
Area
• Total	460000 km2 (180,000 sq mi)
Area rank	6t
Population  (2010)
• Total	38,312,224
• Rank	15t
• Density	83/km2 (220/sq mi)
• Density rank	28t
Demographics
• Ethnic composeetion	Han: 95% Manchu: 3% Korean: 1% Mongols: 0.4% Hui: 0.3%
ISO 3166 code	CN-23
GDP (2010)	CNY 1.02 trillion US$ 151.2 billion (16t)
• per capita	CNY 27,076 US$ 4,000 (16t)
HDI (2008)	0.808 (high) (11t)
Website	www.hlj.gov.cn (Simplifeed Cheenese)

Heilongjiang  (simplifeed Cheenese: 黑龙江省; traditeeonal Cheenese: 黑龍江省; pinyin: Hēilóngjiāng Shěng; Postal cairt spelling: Heilungkiang) is a province o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae locatit in the northeastren pairt o the kintra. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Cheenese name for the Amur. The ane-character abbreviation is 黑 (pinyin: Hēi). The Manchu name o the region is Sahaliyan ula ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ (literally, "Black River"), frae which the name o Sakhalin is derivit, an the Mongolian name accordingly is Qaramörin.

The Amur River marks the mairch atween the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae an Roushie tae the north. Heilongjiang contains Cheenae's northmaist pynt (in Mohe Coonty alang the Amur) an eastmaist pynt (at the junction o the Amur an Ussuri Rivers).

References

• Economic profile for Heilongjiang at HKTDC

Freemit airtins

• Heilongjiang Govrenment wabsteid