Shuangcheng District () is one of nine
districts
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of the
prefecture-level city of
Harbin
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, the capital of
Heilongjiang Province,
Northeast
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China
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, covering part of the southwestern suburbs. The district was approved to establish from the former ''Shuangcheng City'' () by the
Chinese State Council on May 2, 2014. It sits approximately south-southwest of downtown Harbin. Formerly a
county-level city until 15 May 2014. The westernmost
county-level division of Harbin City, it borders
Daoli District to the north,
Nangang and
Pingfang District
Pingfang 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. The least spacious of Harbin's county-level divisions, it border ...
s to the northeast,
Acheng District to the east, and
Wuchang to the southeast, as well as the
Jilin prefecture-level divisions of
Changchun
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to the south and
Songyuan
Songyuan () is a prefecture-level city in west-central Jilin province, China.
History
Even though the present city of Songyuan is predominantly modern in appearance, the area has a long history dating back to the Neolithic age. The city was p ...
to the southwest.
Administrative divisions
Shuangcheng District is divided into 10 subdistricts, 8 towns, 1 ethnic town, 4 townships and 4 ethnic townships.
;10 subdistricts
*
Wujia (),
Xinxing (),
Lanleng (),
Zhoujia (),
Gongzheng (),
Chengxu (),
Cheng'en (),
Yongzhi (),
Yonghe (),
Xingfu ()
;8 towns
*
Handian (),
Dancheng
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(),
Dongguan (),
Xingshan (),
Xiguan (),
Lianxing (),
Yongsheng (),
Shengfeng ()
;1 ethnic town
*
Nongfeng Manchu and Xibe ()
;4 townships
*
Jincheng (),
Linjiang
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(),
Shuiquan (),
Wanlong ()
;4 ethnic townships
*
Qingling Manchu (),
Lequn Manchu (),
Xiqin Manchu (),
Tongxin Manchu ()
Climate
References
External links
Cities in Heilongjiang
Districts of Harbin
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