Daqing

Daqing
—  Prefecture-level city  —
Location of Daqing within Heilongjiang
Daqing Location in China
Coordinates: 46°35′N 125°0′E / 46.583°N 125°E / 46.583; 125
Country	China
Province	Heilongjiang
Area
- Total	8,556.4 sq mi (22,161 km2)
Population (2008)
- Total	2,772,300
Time zone	China standard time (UTC+8)
Website	http://www.daqing.gov.cn/

Daqing (simplified Chinese: 大庆; traditional Chinese: 大慶; pinyin: Dàqìng; formerly spelled "Taching") (pronounced Da Tshing) is a city in northeast China in the Heilongjiang province. The name means "Great Celebration".

It was founded in 1959 to house workers extracting oil and gas from the Daqing oilfield and to host industries which could take advantage of the energy and petrochemicals. Since its foundation it has been advocated as a model of good practice in industry and healthcare by the Chinese government. The fact that Mao Zedong promulgated his Supreme Directive, In industry, learn from Daqing, in the 1960s showed how important a role Daqing has played in industry in China. The film Entrepreneurial Pioneers (Chinese: 创业), made in the early 1970s, is a literary rendition of the history of Daqing. Its agricultural counterpart is Dazhai, a village in the hilly Xiyang county, Shanxi Province, for which Mao Zedong issued the directive In agriculture, learn from Dazhai, also in the 1960s.

Administrative divisions

Daqing is divided into 9 county-level divisions: 5 districts, 3 counties and 1 autonomous county.

Districts:

• Saertu District (萨尔图区)
• Honggang District (红岗区)
• Longfeng District (龙凤区)
• Ranghulu District (让胡路区)
• Datong District (大同区)

Counties:

• Lindian County (林甸县)
• Zhaozhou County (肇州县)
• Zhaoyuan County (肇源县)

Autonomous County:

• Duerbote Mongolian Autonomous County(杜尔伯特蒙古族自治县)

Demographics

Daqing has a population of 2.58 million, urban population 901,840 of them mainly Han Chinese, with a few population of other 31 minority ethnic groups including Manchu, Mongolian, Korean, and Hui nationalities. The population density is 112.69/km², urban population density 205.07/km².

Climate

Located in the north temperate zone, Daqing belongs to the continental monsoon climate and is affected by the cold air mass from the inland of Mongolia and the monsoon resulted from the warm air mass of the ocean. Generally, the winter is cold with occasional snowfalls, and spring and autumn are prevailed by monsoons. A shorter frost free period, and plenty of rainfall comes in step with the heat, all of which are good for crops and herbage. The yearly average temperature is 5.6 degrees Celsius with a summer average of 22 degrees Celsius, and 2658.1 hours of sunshine, 229 days^{[dubious – discuss]} free of frost in average.^{[citation needed]} The daily difference in temperature can be up to 14 degrees Celsius during the growth period of crops.

Economy

Daqing's economy highly depends on petroleum and related industries. Daqing's oilfield is China's largest oilfield, and the world's fourth most productive oil field. Petroleum accounts for 60.8% of GDP. In 2008 Gross Domestic Product was RMB 222 billion yuan, while GDP Per capita RMB 80,092 (US$11,532), so Daqing is ranked eighth by GDP per capita among 659 Chinese cities.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Daqing is twinned with:

• Calgary, Canada
• Chungju, South Korea
• Tyumen, Russia

References

External links

• Daqing Government Website
• Daqing Oilfield Company Ltd.
• Daqing Petroleum Administrative Bureau
• Daqing Petroleum Institute
• Heilongjiang August First Land Reclamation Institute

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Coordinates: 46°35′N 125°00′E / 46.583°N 125°E / 46.583; 125