Qitaihe (七台河)

1. Introduction

Qitaihe City is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China, located in the eastern part of Heilongjiang Province. The city borders Harbin City to the west, Jiamusi City to the north, Shuangyashan City to the east, and Jixi City and Mudanjiang City to the south. Situated in the western part of the Sanjiang Plain and the southern section of the Wandashan Mountains, with the Nadanhada Range in the south, the terrain is high in the north and south and low in the middle. The Woken River, a tributary on the right bank of the Songhua River, traverses the city, while the Naoli River, a tributary on the left bank of the Ussuri River, flows through the eastern part. Qitaihe City is an important coal mining base in China and one of the four major coal cities in Heilongjiang Province. The People's Government of Qitaihe City is located at No. 45 Datong Street, Taoshan District.

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2. History

In 1910, local residents discovered the Boli Coalfield. Shortly thereafter, private individuals began mining coal along the banks of the Anle and Qizihe rivers for sale. On September 15, 1918 (the seventh year of the Republic of China), Boli County was established, governing the area now known as Qitaihe and falling under the jurisdiction of Yilan Circuit. In August 1954, Boli County was placed under the administration of the Hejiang District of Heilongjiang Province.

In 1958, large-scale mining of the Qitaihe Coalfield (Boli Coalfield) began, and the nation's first privately funded railway, financed by Boli County, opened to traffic. This brought vitality to the remote mountainous area of Qitaihe, which had long been under the jurisdiction of Boli County. Due to rapid economic and social development and a sharp increase in population, on March 1, 1965, the Qitaihe Town of Boli County was abolished, and the Qitaihe Special District (county-level) was established, directly under the jurisdiction of the Hejiang District.

On April 1, 1970, the Qitaihe Special District was upgraded to a county-level city. In November 1983, Qitaihe City was elevated to a provincial-administered city, and at the same time, Boli County, along with the Hongwei Township and Lanfeng Township of Baoqing County, were incorporated into Qitaihe City.

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3. Administrative Divisions

Qitaihe City currently administers 3 municipal districts and 1 county.

• Municipal Districts: Xinxing District, Taoshan District, Qiezihe District
• County: Boli County

| Division Code | Division Name | Chinese Pinyin | Area (km²) | Resident Population (2020 Census) | Government Seat | Postal Code | Subdistricts | Towns | Townships | of which: Ethnic Townships | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 230900 | Qitaihe City | Qītáihé Shì | 6,190.09 | 689,611 | Taoshan District | 154600 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | | 230902 | Xinxing District | Xīnxīng Qū | 2,160.79 | 158,418 | Xinyuan Subdistrict | 154600 | 8 | 1 | 1 | | | 230903 | Taoshan District | Táoshān Qū | 75.56 | 204,111 | Taonan Subdistrict | 154600 | 6 | 1 | | | | 230904 | Qiezihe District | Qiézihé Qū | 1,563.51 | 127,499 | Dongfeng Subdistrict | 154600 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | 230921 | Boli County | Bólì Xiàn | 2,390.24 | 199,583 | Boli Town | 154500 | | 5 | 5 | 2 |

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4. Transportation

• National Highways 201 and 229 pass through the area.

5. Education

[Edit] Higher Vocational (College) Institutions: Qitaihe Vocational College
High Schools: Qitaihe Experimental High School, Qitaihe No.1 High School (New No.1 High School), Qitaihe Tian Jiabing High School, Qiezhihe No.6 High School, Qitaihe No.2 High School, Hope High School (now closed)
Middle Schools: No.10 Middle School, No.9 Middle School, No.4 Middle School, Yifu Middle School
Primary Schools: No.5 Primary School, No.6 Primary School, No.7 Primary School, No.8 Primary School, No.9 Primary School, No.10 Primary School

6. Population

At the beginning of 2022, the city's population was 750,736, with a sex ratio of 102.45 (males per 100 females). Among them, the urban population was 461,561, accounting for 61.5%; the rural population was 289,175, accounting for 38.5%.

According to the Seventh National Population Census in 2020, the city's permanent resident population was 689,611. Compared with the 920,471 people from the Sixth National Population Census, this represents a decrease of 230,860 people over ten years, a decline of 25.08%, with an average annual growth rate of -2.85%. Among them, the male population was 348,664, accounting for 50.56% of the total population; the female population was 340,947, accounting for 49.44% of the total population. The overall sex ratio (females=100) was 102.26. The population aged 0–14 was 75,911, accounting for 11.01% of the total population; the population aged 15–59 was 458,807, accounting for 66.53% of the total population; the population aged 60 and above was 154,893, accounting for 22.46% of the total population, of which the population aged 65 and above was 104,515, accounting for 15.16% of the total population. The urban population was 532,126, accounting for 77.16% of the total population; the rural population was 157,485, accounting for 22.84% of the total population.

6.1 Ethnic Groups

Among the city's permanent resident population, the Han ethnic group population was 667,401, accounting for 96.78%; the Manchu population was 14,748, accounting for 2.14%; the Korean ethnic group population was 4,452, accounting for 0.65%; and other ethnic minority populations totaled 3,010, accounting for 0.44%. Compared with the Sixth National Population Census in 2010, the Han population decreased by 219,845, a decline of 24.78%, with its proportion of the total population increasing by 0.39 percentage points; the total ethnic minority population decreased by 11,015, a decline of 33.15%, with its proportion of the total population decreasing by 0.39 percentage points. Among them, the Manchu population decreased by 7,826, a decline of 34.67%, with its proportion of the total population decreasing by 0.31 percentage points; the Korean ethnic group population decreased by 2,647, a decline of 37.29%, with its proportion of the total population decreasing by 0.13 percentage points.

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7. Sister Cities

• Artem, Russia (September 14, 2004)
• Jeungpyeong County, South Korea (June 16, 2013)

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Taoshan District

Taoshan District

The Han population accounts for 96.78%; the Manchu population accounts for 2.14%; the Korean population accounts for 0.65%; and other ethnic minorities account for 0.44%.

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