Baoqing County () is a

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of southeastern

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province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction 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 Shuangyashan.

Administrative divisions

There are six

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, and four

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in the county:

Towns (镇)

* Baoqing Town () * Qixingpao () *

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() * Longtou () * Xiaochengzi () * Jiaxinzi ()

Townships (乡)

* Zhaoyang Township () * Qixinghe Township () * Wanjinshan Township () * Jianshanzi Township ()

Climate

Baoqing has a

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(

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''Dwa''), with long, bitterly cold, but dry winters, and humid, very warm summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to , while the annual mean is , an increase of from 1957−1990.

Demographics

The population of the district was in 1999.National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, ''in'
China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
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Notes and references

External links

*
Government site
- Baoqing Shuangyashan {{Heilongjiang-geo-stub