Daxing'anling Prefecture

Daxing'anling Prefecture
大兴安岭地区
Mohe city
Location of Daxing'anling (yellow) in Heilongjiang (light grey);
Coordinates: 52°30′N 123°54′E / 52.500°N 123.900°E / 52.500; 123.900
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
County-level divisions4 administrative zones
1 county-level city
2 counties
Township-level divisions6 subdistricts
24 towns
11 townships
2 ethnic townships
Village-level divisions41 residential communities
80 villages
Area
 • Total
82,929 km2 (32,019 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
388,000
 • Density4.68/km2 (12.1/sq mi)
GDP
 • TotalCN¥ 13.5 billion
US$ 2.2 billion
 • Per capitaCN¥ 27,817
US$ 4,466
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
165000
Area code0457
ISO 3166 codeCN-HL-27
Websitewww.dxal.gov.cn
Daxing'anling Prefecture
"Daxing'anling", as written in Chinese calligraphy
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese大兴安岭地区
Traditional Chinese大興安嶺地區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDà Xīng'ān Lǐng Dìqū
Manchu name
Manchu scriptᠠᠮᠪᠠ ᡥᡳᠨ᠋ᡤᡤᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᡨ᠊ᡠᠨ ᡳ ᠪᠠ
RomanizationAmba'hingan'dabagan i'ba
Russian name
RussianОкруг Да-Хинган-Лин

Daxing'anling (simplified Chinese: 大兴安岭地区; traditional Chinese: 大興安嶺地區; pinyin: Dàxīng'ānlǐng Dìqū), also known as Da Hinggan Ling, is the northernmost Chinese prefecture-level division, located in northwestern Heilongjiang Province. It covers 46,755 km2 (18,052 sq mi) and had a population of 520,000, as of 2004. According to the data of the annual report of public security, the total population of the region at the end of the year is 369,831. It is named after the Greater Khingan Range (Daxing'anling; ᠠᠮᠪᠠ᠋ ᡥᡳᠨ᠋ᡤᡤᠠᠨ ᠵᡠᡨ᠊ᡠᠨ; Amba Hinggan Dabagan) Mountains. In 2007, it had a GDP of RMB 6.1 billion and a growth rate of 11.1%. In 2015, Daxing'anling Prefecture had a GDP of RMB 13.49 billion, and a GDP of RMB 15.39 billion in the year 2014.