Songbei District () is one of nine

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of the

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Harbin Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest ...

, the capital of

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, forming part of the city's urban core. Its name literally means "north of Song", referring to its position north of the

Songhua River The Songhua Postal Romanization, or Sunghwa River (also Haixi or Xingal, russian: Сунгари ''Sungari'') is one of the primary List of rivers of China, rivers of China, and the longest tributary of the Amur. It flows about from the Chang ...

which runs through the city. It borders the districts of

Hulan Hulan District () is one of nine District (China), districts of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, Northeast China. It covers part of the northeastern suburbs. The district wa ...

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

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: *

Songbei Subdistrict Songbei 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. Its name literally means "north of Song", referring to its positio ...

(),

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 Yongjing (, Xiao'erjing: ) is a county in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in China ...

() Town: * Duiqingshan () Former : Sandian Subdistrict (), Leye Town ()

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Songbei Songbei District () is one of nine District (China), districts of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, Northeast China, forming part of the city's urban core. Its name literally m ...

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Administrative divisions

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