Songbei District () is one of nine
districts of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China ...
of
Harbin, the capital of
Heilongjiang Province
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,
Northeast
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China, forming part of the city's urban core. Its name literally means "north of Song", referring to its position north of the
Songhua River
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which runs through the city. It borders the districts of
Hulan to the northeast,
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 sou ...
to the east, and
Daoli
Daoli 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 is located on the Songhua River. It borders the districts of So ...
to the west, as well as the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China ...
of
Suihua
Suihua () is a prefecture-level city in west-central Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, adjacent to Yichun to the east, Harbin, the provincial capital, to the south, Daqing to the west and Heihe to the north. It has 3,756,167 inha ...
to the north and west.
Administrative divisions
Subdistricts:
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Songbei Subdistrict (),
Songpu Subdistrict
Songpu Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Songbei District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. It is located in the north of Harbin city, on the north bank of the Songhua River, 5 kilometers from the city center. The area of Songpu is , and the p ...
(),
Wanbao Subdistrict (),
Taiyangdao Subdistrict (),
Song'an Subdistrict (),
Songxiang Subdistrict (),
Chuankou Subdistrict
Chuankou () is a town and the county seat of Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County, northeastern Qinghai province, Western China, on the border with Yongjing County
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()
Town:
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Duiqingshan ()
Former : Sandian Subdistrict (), Leye Town ()
See also
Harbin hotel fire
References
External links
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Government site-
Songbei
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