Bin County, or Binxian (), is a
county
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of
Heilongjiang Province
Heilongjiang () formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is the northernmost and easternmost provinc ...
,
Northeast
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China, it is under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
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During the Republican era, many of China ...
of
Harbin, 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 Distri ...
and
Mulan County 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 to the south, and Bin ...
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
Acheng District ( Manchu Language: Alcuka Hoton) is one of nine districts of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, covering part of the southeastern suburbs. The district was approved to ...
to the southwest,
Daowai District
Daowai District () is one of nine districts of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, forming part of the city's urban core. It borders the districts of Hulan to the north, Acheng to the southea ...
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 C ...
to the northwest.
Administrative divisions
There are 12
towns
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and five
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
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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