Suihua 绥化市 Suihwa | |
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 Suihua People's Square | |
.png) Location of Suihua City (yellow) in Heilongjiang (light grey) | |
  Suihua Location of the city centre in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates (Suihua municipal government):46°39′14″N126°58′08″E / 46.654°N 126.969°E /46.654; 126.969 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| County-level divisions | 10 |
| Municipal seat | Beilin District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • CPC Suihua Secretary | Zhang Jingchuan (张晶川) |
| • Mayor | Wang Jinhui (王金会) |
| Area | |
| 34,964.17 km2 (13,499.74 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2,756.4 km2 (1,064.3 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,756.4 km2 (1,064.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| 3,756,167 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 698,025 |
| • Urban density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 698,025 |
| • Metro density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 127.2 billion US$ 20.4 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 23,095 US$ 3,708 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 152000 |
| Area code | 0455 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-HL-12 |
| Licence plates | 黑M |
| Climate | Dwa |
| Website | www |
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 "Suihua", as written in Chinese calligraphy | |||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 绥化 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 綏化 | ||||||
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| Manchu name | |||||||
| Manchu script | ᠰᡠᡳᡥᠠ | ||||||
| Romanization | Suiha | ||||||
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| Russian | Суйхуа | ||||||
Suihua (Chinese:绥化) is aprefecture-level city in west-centralHeilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, adjacent toYichun to the east,Harbin, the provincial capital, to the south,Daqing to the west andHeihe to the north. It has 3,756,167 inhabitants at the2020 census, of whom 698,025 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made ofBeilin District.
Suihua is located in the northern part of theSongnen Plain (Songhuajiang-Nenjiang Plain), and situated in the central part of Heilongjiang Province. Bordering prefectures are:
The city is located at latitude 45° 03′–48° 02′ N and longitude 124° 13′–128° 30' E. The total area of the city is 35,211 square kilometres (13,595 sq mi).
The railway station of Suihua is located at the crossing of Taiping Road (太平路) and Beilin Road (北林路) in the eastern region of the city proper. TheHarbin-Jiamusi Railway and theHarbin-Heihe Railway connect the city with Harbin, Jiamusi and several other cities in Heilongjiang Province. There are also buses to Daqing, Qiqihar and other cities in Heilongjiang.
Suihua has a humid continental climate (KöppenDwa), with long, bitterly cold, but dry winters, and humid, very warm summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −20.2 °C (−4.4 °F) in January to 22.5 °C (72.5 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 3.3 °C (37.9 °F). A majority of the annual precipitation occurs in July and August alone.
| Climate data for Suihua (Beilin District), elevation 180 m (590 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) | 8.0 (46.4) | 19.9 (67.8) | 29.5 (85.1) | 34.5 (94.1) | 39.4 (102.9) | 36.2 (97.2) | 35.5 (95.9) | 30.9 (87.6) | 25.5 (77.9) | 15.8 (60.4) | 4.5 (40.1) | 39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −13.9 (7.0) | −7.9 (17.8) | 1.7 (35.1) | 12.8 (55.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 26.0 (78.8) | 27.5 (81.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 20.8 (69.4) | 11.3 (52.3) | −1.6 (29.1) | −11.8 (10.8) | 9.3 (48.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −19.3 (−2.7) | −14.0 (6.8) | −3.9 (25.0) | 6.8 (44.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 20.6 (69.1) | 22.9 (73.2) | 21.0 (69.8) | 14.7 (58.5) | 5.6 (42.1) | −6.5 (20.3) | −16.8 (1.8) | 3.8 (38.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −24.1 (−11.4) | −19.7 (−3.5) | −9.4 (15.1) | 0.8 (33.4) | 8.7 (47.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 16.6 (61.9) | 9.2 (48.6) | 0.5 (32.9) | −10.9 (12.4) | −21.2 (−6.2) | −1.3 (29.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40.1 (−40.2) | −36.5 (−33.7) | −29.6 (−21.3) | −13.8 (7.2) | −5.6 (21.9) | 3.4 (38.1) | 9.6 (49.3) | 6.7 (44.1) | −4.8 (23.4) | −16.7 (1.9) | −30.3 (−22.5) | −36.9 (−34.4) | −40.1 (−40.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 4.3 (0.17) | 4.6 (0.18) | 12.4 (0.49) | 22.9 (0.90) | 50.3 (1.98) | 94.0 (3.70) | 155.6 (6.13) | 119.7 (4.71) | 58.2 (2.29) | 25.1 (0.99) | 11.7 (0.46) | 7.4 (0.29) | 566.2 (22.29) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.9 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 11.3 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 105.1 |
| Average snowy days | 8.4 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 10 | 44.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 73 | 68 | 58 | 51 | 53 | 65 | 77 | 79 | 70 | 63 | 66 | 73 | 66 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 172.9 | 202.7 | 244.6 | 238.9 | 261.4 | 256.3 | 239.0 | 234.4 | 232.5 | 197.7 | 166.6 | 151.1 | 2,598.1 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 62 | 69 | 66 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 50 | 54 | 63 | 59 | 60 | 57 | 59 |
| Source 1:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[4] | |||||||||||||
Suihua's history can be stretched back to over 10,000 years ago.Paleolithic Age stone tools were unearthed at Hailun and Zhaodong. Neolithic sites belong to theAng'angxi Culture type were also discovered at Anda. Sushen, the ancestors of theManchu, inhabited in this region During theXia dynasty andShang dynasty. During theYuan dynasty, agriculture developed rapidly in Suihua.
From 1653, Suihua area was under the rule of Ningguta General. In 1683, the position of Heilongjiang General was established, Suihua was under the rule of Heilongjiang General. On November 20, 1885, the Directly Ruled Ting of Suihua (綏化直隸廳) was established at Beilin Tuanzi, a barren at that time. In 1905 it was redesigned as Suihua Fu (綏化府).[5]
In 1912, an army regiment was established in Suihua. The outbreak of plague caused 1683 deaths that year. In February 1913, 3000 brigands attacked the county seat, and was flattened by the garrison corps. In August 1917, in Suihua established the first telephone company. In July 1919, the 2nd High School of Heilongjiang Province was created. In February 1929, the county government was formally established.
In April 1932, the Japanese entered the city, resistance army led by Ma Zhanshan withdrew. The Manchukuo county government was created on July 12, 1933. In December 1934, Suihua county was put under the administration of Binjiang Province. In 1939, the county was incorporated into Bei'an Province, and the county hospital was built. On July 28, 1941,Counter-Japanese United Army organized the National Salvation Society at Shuanghe, Wuying villages. The Manchu government ordered the peasants to supply military grain, and often faced heavy resistance. In 1943 the Suihua-Jiamusi railway was opened to traffic. The Soviets took the city on August 27, 1945, and Chen Lei was made the first County CPC secretary in November.
The land reform movement began in 1947. Many Suihua people joined the Chinese civil war, especially theSiping Campaign. On May 13, 1949, Suihua County Government was renamed Suihua People's Government.[6]
Suihua is approved to become a prefecture-level city in 1999, and officially designated a prefecture-level city on June 14, 2000.
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010 est.) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
| Beilin District | 北林区 | Běilín Qū | 877,114 | 2,756.4 | 318 |
| Anda City | 安达市 | Āndá Shì | 472,826 | 3,586.3 | 132 |
| Zhaodong City | 肇东市 | Zhàodōng Shì | 903,067 | 4,331.96 | 208 |
| Hailun City | 海伦市 | Hǎilún Shì | 769,437 | 4,667.26 | 165 |
| Wangkui County | 望奎县 | Wàngkuí Xiàn | 458,725 | 2,313.78 | 198 |
| Lanxi County | 兰西县 | Lánxī Xiàn | 424,562 | 2,499.35 | 170 |
| Qinggang County | 青冈县 | Qīnggāng Xiàn | 474,422 | 2,684.71 | 177 |
| Qing'an County | 庆安县 | Qìng'ān Xiàn | 386,162 | 5,468.7 | 71 |
| Mingshui County | 明水县 | Míngshuǐ Xiàn | 320,695 | 2,305.46 | 139 |
| Suileng County | 绥棱县 | Suíléng Xiàn | 331,343 | 4,350.25 | 76 |
As an agricultural production hub inHeilongjiang province,[7] Suihua's GDP has reached RMB 73.34 billion in 2010, an increase of 14.8 percent over the previous year.[8] To the city's GDP, the main contributors are the agricultural sector and service sector. Petrochemicals, textiles and machinery are some other pillar industries in Suihua. In 2015, Suihua had a GDP ofRMB 127.22 billion.[9]
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