Heilongjiang Province is named after Heilongjiang, the largest river in the province.

Heilongjiang was called Heishui in ancient times and "Sakhalian Ula" in Manchu. "Sakhalian" means "black" and "Ula" means "river". It was named Heilongjiang in the early days of the founding of the Qing Dynasty. Heilongjiang is the eighth largest river in the world.

The Xing'anling Mountains rose, and the rivers in the valley cut down to form Heilongjiang.

Heilongjiang was known as Yushui, Wuhuanshui, Shilihanshui and Sahawulu in ancient times.

It is called "Saharian Ula" in Manchu; "Haramulian" in Mongolian; and "Amur" in Russian.

Qiqihar Qiqihar City is located in the Songnen Plain in the central and western part of Heilongjiang Province, close to Heihe City. Qiqihar in Daur language means "natural pasture". It is the economic center and transportation hub of western Heilongjiang Province and has developed into an emerging tourist city.

Zhalong Nature Reserve, a national-level scenic spot well-known at home and abroad, is located 26 kilometers southeast of Qiqihar City. Therefore, it is also known as the "Hometown of Cranes".

Overview Qiqihar City is the second largest city in Heilongjiang Province and a municipality directly under the Central Government. It is the political, economic, scientific and technological, cultural and educational, business and trade center and important transportation hub in the western region of Heilongjiang Province. The city governs seven districts, one city and eight counties.

, with a population of 5.611 million (1.439 million in the urban area).

Qiqihar is one of the thirteen larger cities in the country approved by the State Council.

Qiqihar City is located in the Nenjiang Plain in the northwest of Heilongjiang Province.

It borders Suihua District of this province to the east, Baicheng District of Jilin Province to the south, Hulunbuir League of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the west, and Heihe District of this province to the north.

It is 359 kilometers away from the provincial capital Harbin, 328 kilometers away from Suihua City, 282 kilometers away from Baicheng City, 524 kilometers away from Hailar, and 483 kilometers away from Heihe City.

The geological structure belongs to the junction of the second subsidence zone and the third uplift zone of the Neocathaysian system, and the Nenjiang fault runs through the entire plain.

The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, with the southern foothills of the Lesser Khingan Mountains in the north and east, and the Nenjiang alluvial plain in the middle and south.

Qiqihar is an ancient cultural city with a long history of more than 300 years.

In 1674, the Qing government moved the Jilin Navy to Qiqihar.

In 1683, Qiqihar was designated as a naval camp.

In 1684, a firearms camp was set up in Qiqihar.

Qiqihar was founded in 1691.

In 1698 and 1699, the deputy capital commander and general of Heilongjiang moved from Morgan to Qiqihar.

In 1895, the Blackwater Hall was established in Qiqihar.

In 1907, Qiqihar became the capital of Heilongjiang Province.

In 1936, Qiqihar implemented a municipal system.

After the founding of New China, Qiqihar became the provincial capital of Nenjiang Province, Heinen Province, and Heilongjiang Province. In 1954, Heilongjiang Province and Songjiang Province merged. The provincial capital was located in Harbin City, and Qiqihar was changed to a provincial municipality.

Area: 42,469 square kilometers Population: 5.611 million (1.439 million in the urban area) Land resources At the end of 1998, Qiqihar City had 26.02 million acres of cultivated land, 11.45 million acres of grassland, 5.6 million acres of forest land, 2.75 million acres of water areas and reed ponds, and 2.75 million acres of wasteland.

1.95 million acres.

The soils in Qiqihar City mainly include dark brown soil (including grassy dark brown soil and meadow dark brown soil), black soil, and chernozem soil (including leached chernozem, meadow chernozem, and carbonate meadow chernozem

, chernozem, carbonate chernozem), meadow soil (including meadow soil, carbonate meadow soil, latent meadow soil, salted meadow soil, layered meadow soil), swamp soil

(including meadow swamp soil, humus swamp soil, salted swamp soil), meadow alkaline soil, sand soil (including meadow chernozem type sand soil, chernozem type sand soil).

Most of the soil in Qiqihar City has the advantages of high heat, good permeability, light texture and flat terrain.

Forest resources: In 1998, Qiqihar City's forestry land area was 685,000 hectares, including 415,000 hectares of forest land, 411,000 hectares of timber forests, protective forests, economic forests, and firewood forests, and the forest stock volume was 16.44 million cubic meters.

The forest coverage rate is 11.7%.

Water Conservancy Resources: There are more than 170 main rivers in Qiqihar City, including the Nen River, Nuomin River, Yalu River, Handahan River, Wuyur River, and Yin River, and more than 800 lakes.

Qiqihar City has abundant incoming water.

There are 15 groundwater aquifers in Qiqihar City.

In the plain phreatic distribution area, the aquifer has strong storage capacity, abundant recharge, and shallow groundwater, making it easy to develop and utilize.

The natural water quality of Qiqihar City's rivers is good, and groundwater can generally meet drinking water requirements.

Mineral Resources Qiqihar City is rich in underground resources and has broad development prospects.

Minerals that have been discovered are divided into 5 major categories and 47 varieties. Among them, non-metallic minerals include 19 varieties in 4 categories (stone, sand, soil, and ash), with a total reserve of 13.9 billion cubic meters. Quartz sand has larger reserves.

, limestone, marble, volcanic stone, zeolite, medical stone, basalt, granite, diatomaceous earth, bentonite, etc.

There are also considerable reserves of oil, natural gas and other resources near the urban area.

Administrative divisions: Qiqihar City Longsha District, Jianhua District, Tiefeng District, Fulalji District, Angangxi District, Nianzishan District, Meris Daur District, Gannan County, Longjiang County, Keshan County, Kedong County, Yi

An County, Baiquan County, Tailai County, Fuyu County, and Nehe City.