Bin County, Heilongjiang
Bin County, or Binxian (simplified Chinese: 宾县; traditional Chinese: 賓縣; pinyin: Bīn Xiàn), is a county of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang. Its seat is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of central Harbin. It borders Bayan County and Mulan County to the north, Fangzheng County to the east, Yanshou County to the southeast, Shangzhi to the south, Acheng District to the southwest, Daowai District to the west, and Hulan District to the northwest.
Bin County 宾县 | |
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County | |
 Location of Bin in Harbin | |
  Binxian Location of the seat in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′25″N 127°29′06″E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Sub-provincial city | Harbin |
| Divisions | 12 towns 5 townships |
| Seat | Binzhou (宾州镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,844.7 km2 (1,484.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 163 m (535 ft) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 551,271 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 1504XX |
| Area code(s) | 0451 |
Administrative divisions
There are 12 towns and five townships in the county:[4]
Towns (镇)
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Townships (乡)
- Yonghe Township (永和乡)
- Niaohe Township (鸟河乡)
- Minhe Township (民和乡)
- Jingjian Township (经建乡)
- Sanbao Township (三宝乡)
Demographics
The population of the district was 596,640 in 1999.[5]
Transport
- G1011 Harbin–Tongjiang Expressway, which provides access to downtown Harbin
Notes and references
- Google (2014-07-02). "Binxian" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- Harbin Statistical Yearbook 2011 (《哈尔滨统计年鉴2011》). Accessed 8 July 2014.
- 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.
- 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：宾县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
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