Anda () is a

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in western

Heilongjiang Heilongjiang is a province in northeast China. It is the northernmost and easternmost province of the country and contains China's northernmost point (in Mohe City along the Amur) and easternmost point (at the confluence of the Amur and Us ...

province, People's Republic of China, located on the Harbin-Manzhouli Railway (formerly known as the

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) about southeast of

Daqing Daqing () is a prefecture-level city in the west of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. The name literally means "Great Celebration" and refers to the tenth anniversary of the PRC. Daqing is known as the "Oil Capital of China" a ...

and northwest of

Harbin Harbin, ; zh, , s=哈尔滨, t=哈爾濱, p=Hā'ěrbīn; IPA: . is the capital of Heilongjiang, China. It is the largest city of Heilongjiang, as well as being the city with the second-largest urban area, urban population (after Shenyang, Lia ...

, capital of Heilongjiang, and is under the administration of

Suihua Suihua ( zh, c=绥化) is a prefecture-level city in west-central Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, adjacent to Yichun, Heilongjiang, Yichun to the east, Harbin, the provincial capital, to the south, Daqing to the west and Heihe t ...

City. Home to China's forage and dairy industries, more than out of Anda's total area is made up of grasslands.

History

Archaeological sites in the area suggest human activities such as hunting and fishing in Anda can be traced back to 6000 years ago during the

Neolithic Era The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Ancient Greek, Greek 'new' and 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Mesopotamia, Asia, Europe and Africa (c. 10,000 BCE to c. 2,000 BCE). It saw the Neolithic Revo ...

Climate

Anda has a

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in Atmosphere of Earth, atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annu ...

-influenced

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

(

Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...

''Dwa''). The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is . A majority of the annual precipitation falls in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 53% in July to 70% in February, the city receives 2,746 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Administrative divisions

Anda administers four subdistricts, thirteen

towns A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

, and one townships. Subdistricts: * Xinxing Subdistrict (), Tiexi Subdistrict (), Anhong Subdistrict (), Dongcheng Subdistrict () Towns: *

Anda Anda or ANDA may refer to: Places China * Anda, Heilongjiang, a city in Heilongjiang, China * Anda railway station, a railway station in Anda, China Iran * Anda, Iran, a village in Fars Province, Iran Norway * Anda, Norway, an island in Øksnes ...

(), Jixinggang (), Renmin (), Laohugang (), Zhongben (), Taipingzhuang (), Wanbaoshan (), Yangcao (),

Changde Changde (; Traditional Chinese characters, traditional Chinese: 常德區 ) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Hunan province, People's Republic of China. Changde, known as "Wuling" in ancient times, is located on the west side of Do ...

(), Shengping (), Wolitun (), Huoshishan (), Gudahu () Townships: * Xianyuan Township ()

References

External links

Official website of Anda Government
{{Authority control County level divisions of Heilongjiang Cities in Heilongjiang Suihua