Fuyuan (;

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of the

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, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the

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Geography

Fuyuan is located in the lowlands at the confluence of the Heilongjiang (Amur) River and Wusuli (

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) Rivers. The city seat, Fuyuan Town, sits on the southern bank of the Amur. On the opposite side of the river is Russia's Jewish Autonomous Region. Fuyuan is China's easternmost

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. Its northern and eastern borders, running along the Heilongjiang (Amur) and Wusuli (Ussuri) Rivers, are also parts of China's international border with Russia. The

Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island Bolshoi Ussuriysky Island (russian: Большо́й Уссури́йский о́стров Bol'shoy Ussuriyskiy Ostrov), or Heixiazi Island (; lit. "black blind island"), is a sedimentary island at the confluence of the Ussuri and ...

(Heixiazi Island), partitioned between the two countries by the treaty of 2004, is in the city's northeastern corner, the mid-island border line running about east of Fuyuan Town.

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is about east of Fuyuan Town , by river.). The city is a major grain producer.

Administrative divisions

Fuyuan City is divided into 5 towns and 5 townships. ;5 towns * Fuyuan (), Hanconggou (), Nongqiao (),

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(), Heixiazidao () ;5 townships * Tongjiang (), Nongjiang (), Haiqing (), Beilahong (), Yanan ()

Demographics

The population of the city was in 2010.

Climate

Fuyuan has a humid continential climate (

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: ''Dwa'') bordering on ''Dwb,'' with long, cold winters, but also dry, although less extreme than more inland locations of Heilongjiang.

Transportation

There is a railway station in Fuyuan, the railway having reached the city center only in 2011.Railway extended to China's easternmost county, bolstering Sino-Russia trade
2011-12-06 As of late 2013, schedule systems list one passenger train a day serving Fuyuan; it comes from

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via

, covering in 17.5 hours. Fuyuan has port facilities on the Amur River as well. Fuyuan Dongji Airport opened in 2014.

Sport

Fuyuan is one of the cities in which

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explores the potential for

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developmen

Notes and references

External links

Official site
{{Authority control Fuyuan