Nan'gang District (Chinese: 南岗区; pinyin: Nán-gǎng Qū; Harbin dialect pronunciation: Nángàng Qū ) is one of nine districts of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, forming part of the city's urban core. It is home to major offices of the provincial government and is the political heart of Heilongjiang province. Other areas of interest within the district are the Harbin Railway Station, Guomao underground shopping street, a Confucian temple and the Buddhist Jile Temple. By far the most populous and densely populated of Harbin's county-level divisions,[4] it borders the districts of Daowai and Xiangfang to the northeast, Pingfang to the southeast, Shuangcheng to the south, and Daoli to the west. A new subway system is also being built currently.

Nan'gang
南岗区
Location of Nan'gang in Harbin
Location of Nan'gang in Harbin
Harbin in Heilongjiang
Harbin in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 45°45′39″N 126°40′17″E / 45.7608°N 126.6715°E / 45.7608; 126.6715[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Sub-provincial cityHarbin
Subdivisions18 subdistricts
1 town
1 ethnic township
SeatDacheng Subdistrict (大成街道)
Area
 • Total
182.9 km2 (70.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[3]
 • Total
1,047,385
 • Density5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
150000
Area code0451
Websitehrbng.gov.cn

Nan'gang district is also known for the business area around the Hongbo square. There are several shopping centers such as Qiulin corporation, Harbin No. 1 shopping center corporation, and Yuanda shopping center.

The central part of Nan'gang includes the Harbin Institute of Technology, Northern Theater, and the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University.

Well-known streets in Nan'gang District include Tieling Street, Guogeli Street, Anshan Street, Longjiang Street, Jilin Street, Ashihe Street.

Nan'gang district also has many schools, such as No. 69 middle school and Harbin No 3 High School.

A monument honoring fallen Soviet military personnel who took part in the 1945 Operation August Storm, which liberated Northeast China from Japanese control, is located in Nan'gang District.

Administrative divisions

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There are 18 subdistricts, one town, and one ethnic township in the district:[5]

Subdistricts:

Town:

The only ethnic township is Hongqi Manchu Ethnic Township (红旗满族乡)

References

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  1. ^ "Nangang" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ Harbin Statistical Yearbook 2011 (《哈尔滨统计年鉴2011》). Accessed 8 July 2014.
  3. ^ 全国各县市区人口排名 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  4. ^ 2010 Census Harbin primary statistics report (《哈尔滨市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报》). Accessed 8 July 2014.
  5. ^ "国家统计局 2019" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
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