Daoli District () is one of nine
districts
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of the
prefecture-level city
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During the Republican era, many of Chi ...
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. It is located on the
Songhua River
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. It borders the districts of
Songbei
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to the north,
Daowai
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 south ...
to the northeast,
Nangang to the east, and
Shuangcheng to the south, as well as the
prefecture-level city
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During the Republican era, many of Chi ...
of
Suihua
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to the northwest.
Nowadays, Daoli District is also famous because of
Central Street (; russian: Китайская улица), which is one of the main business streets in Harbin.
Administrative divisions
There are 19
subdistricts () and four
towns
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an or ...
() in the district:
Subdistricts
Towns
*
Taiping ()
*
Xinfa ()
*
Xinnong ()
*
Yushu ()
References
External links
Daoli District government official website
Districts of Harbin
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