Wuchang, Heilongjiang
Wuchang is a county-level city of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, it borders Acheng District to the north, Shangzhi to the northeast, Shuangcheng District to the northwest, and Jilin Province to the south and the west.
The name "Wuchang" has been in use since 1855. At that time people began to reclaim wasteland, and built five noble lodges. It was changed to Wuchang Bureau in 1882, and changed to Wuchang Mansion in 1909. In 1913 Wuchang County was set up. It was changed to Wuchang City in 1993.
The area of Wuchang is, and it had 979,627 population at the end of 2008.
Geography and climate
Wuchang is a semi-mountainous town; its ground slopes from southeast to northwest. Wuchang rises over 450 metres above sea level. The mountain Zhangguangcai Ling twists toward the southeast; many hills appear in different layers, such as Laoye Ling and Eagle South Mountain. The Songnen Plain to the northwest provides a flat area with highly fertile soil for agriculture.The Lalin River and Mangnu River run through Wuchang.
Like most of Northeast China, Wuchang has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate. The average temperature is. January, the coldest month, is about. July is the hottest month at about. The annual precipitation is ; the frost-free season is 124 days and the annual sunshine hours are 2,576. It is quite normal that the temperature is around during winter nights, with being approximately the middle value.
Administrative divisions
Wuchang City is divided into 10 towns, 2 ethnic towns, 9 townships and 3 ethnic townships.;10 towns
;2 ethnic towns
- Lalin Manchu, Niujia Manchu
- Xingsheng, Zhiguang, Weiguo, Changbao, Minyi, Bajiazi, Zhangshan, Xinglong, Erhe
- Hongqi Manchu, Minyue Korean, Yingchengzi Manzu