Nan'gang District (; ) is one of nine

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of the

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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

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, forming part of the city's urban core. It is home to major offices of the provincial government and is the political heart of

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province. Other areas of interest within the district are the

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, Guomao underground shopping street, a

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and the Buddhist

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. By far the most populous and densely populated of Harbin's

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s,2010 Census Harbin primary statistics report (). Accessed 8 July 2014. it borders the districts of Daowai and

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to the northeast,

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to the southeast, Shuangcheng to the south, and Daoli to the west. A new

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is also being built currently. Nan'gang district is also known for the business area around the Hongbo square. There are several shopping centers such as Qiulin corporation, Harbin No. 1 shopping center corporation, and Yuanda shopping center. The central part of Nan'gang includes the

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, Northern Theater, and the First Affiliated Hospital of

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. Well-known streets in Nan'gang District include Tieling Street, Guogeli Street, Anshan Street, Longjiang Street, Jilin Street and Ashihe Street. Nan'gang district also has many schools, such as No. 69 Middle School and Harbin No.3 High School. A

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honoring fallen Soviet military personnel who took part in the 1945

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, which liberated

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from Japanese control, is located in Nan'gang District.

Administrative divisions

There are 18

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, one

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, and one ethnic township in the district: Subdistricts: Town: * Wanggang () The only ethnic township is Hongqi Manchu Ethnic Township ()

References

External links

Official website of Nan'gang District government
Districts of Harbin {{Heilongjiang-geo-stub