Wudalianchi


Wudalianchi, formerly Dedu County, is a county-level city in Heilongjiang province, Northeast China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Heihe. The city is served by Wudalianchi Dedu Airport.
The city's name literal means "five great joint ponds", referring to a set of interconnected volcanogenic lakes formed after the eruption of the Laoheishan and Huoshaoshan volcanoes in 1720–21. The city's territory incorporates part of a volcanic field, which contains a APGN- and UNESCO-listed geopark.

Administrative divisions

Wudalianchi City is divided into 1 subdistrict, 7 towns and 4 townships.
;1 subdistrict
;7 towns
  • Long, Heping, Wudalianchi, Shuangquan, Xinfa, Tuanjie, Xinglong
;4 townships
The population of the district was in 1999.

Climate