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5 Sept 2011
Qitaihe ( Heilongjiang ) City Information

Major Economic Indicators (2010)

Land Area (km2) 6,223
Population (million) 0.93
GDP (RMB billion) 23.35
GDP Composition
Primary Industry 3.8%
Secondary Industry
(Industry & Contruction)		 83.2%
Tertiary Industry (Service) 13%
GDP Per Capita (RMB) 25,500
Unemployment Rate 3.2%
Fixed Asset Investment (RMB billion) 13.54
Utilized FDI (USD million) 4.07
Total Import & Export (USD million) 44.18
Export (USD million) 39.7
Import (USD million) 4.48
Sales of Consumer Goods (RMB billion) 4.3
Source Source: Qitaihe Economic and Social Development Report 2009

   

 
Introduction
 

Qitaihe, lying in the eastern part of Heilongjiang Province, borders Jixi and Mudanjiang to the south, Jiamusi to the north, Shuangyashan to the east and Harbin, the provincial capital of Heilongjiang Province, to the west. The smallest city among 13 prefecture and prefecture-level cities in the province, Qitaihe covers an area 6,223 sq km. It has the smallest population of the cities in Heilongjiang except for Daxing'anling. Its population was 927,700 at the end of 2009.

Qitaihe is rich in fresh water and minerals including coal, gold and graphite. There are 26 reservoirs. The water storage capacity of Taoshan Reservoir is 264 million steres. The coal reserves in the city total 5.3 billion, ranking third after Shuangyashan and Jixi in Heilongjiang Province. There are 3 power plants in Qitaihe, with total installed electricity generation capacity exceeding 2.45 million kilowatts.

Transportation in Qitaihe is very convenient. The Mudanjiang-Jiamusi Railway and the Boli-Qitaihe Railway connect the city with Harbin, Dalian, Jiamusi and other cities in Northeast China. Mudanjiang Airport and Jiamusi Airport, which offers regular flights to other domestic cities in China, are less than two hours away.
 
Economic Features
 
In 2009, the city's GDP topped RMB 23.35 billion, featuring a growth of 26% over the previous year.

Secondary industry (construction and industry), the largest contributor to the city's economy, realized value-added output of RMB 14.8 billion in 2009, contributing 83.2% to the city's economy. The value-added output from tertiary industry and primary industry soared 10.6% and 9.9% to RMB 6.59 billion and RMB 1.97 billion, constituting 13% and 3.8% of the city's GDP, respectively.

In 2009, the value-added industrial output generated by industrial enterprises with designated size or above grew 38.6% to RMB 11.63 billion. Qitaihe hosts pillar industries like coal mining and dressing, coking and electricity production and supply, which generated value-added output of RMB 10.89 billion, accounting for 93.6% of the city's total. In 2009, coal production of the city amounted to 18.38 million tons.

Qitaihe is home to Qitaihe Coal Mining Group and Qitaihe No.1 Power Generation Company. Qitaihe Coal Mining Group, founded in 1958, is the largest coal miner in the city. It has an annual coal mining capacity of 11 million tons and a coal dressing capacity of 7.5 million tons. Qitaihe No.1 Power Generation Company, a major thermal power plant in Heilongjiang, has an installed electricity generation capacity of 2.4 million kilowatts per year.

The consumer market in Qitaihe is small. In 2009, sales of consumer goods in the city edged up 19.4% to RMB 4.3 billion, comprising about 1% of Heilongjiang's total. Qitaihe has the third smallest consumer market out of 13 prefecture and prefecture-level cities in Heilongjiang Province.

In 2009, the foreign trade value in Qitaihe amounted to US$44.18 million, representing a rise of 20.8% over the previous year. The export value reached US$33.7 million, up 20.8% year on year, while the import value stood at US$4.48million. Coal, coking and agricultural products are the major export products from the city.

In 2009, the utilized FDI in Qitaihe was US$4.07 million, rising 216.5% from a year earlier. Investments from large multinational companies are still absent in the city.
 
Cultural Highlights
 

Qitaihe's history stretches back to 3,000-4,000 years ago during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties (1600BC-221BC), when it was inhabited by the ancient Sushen group, the ancestors of the Manchu. Qitaihe was designated a prefecture-level city late in 1970.

Ethnic minority groups make up 5.5% of Qitaihe's total population. Major ethnic groups include Manchus, Mongols and Koreans. Their customs, fork arts and cuisines are well-preserved.
 
Tourist Attraction
 

Qitaihe is famous for the fantastic scenery along the Ussuri River (or Wusuli River) and for beautiful Taoshan Park. The Ussuri River is a major tributary of the Heilongjiang River. It is rich in freshwater fish. Taoshan is a peach-shaped hill in the city center. Various trees and flowers are planted in the park.

The city offers a great variety of delicious characteristic local dishes, such as Stewed Pork with Potato Noodles, Fried Fish, Toasted Fish and Fried Pork Slices.

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