Songshan District, Chifeng Explained

Songshan
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Inner Mongolia#China
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Inner Mongolia
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Chifeng
Seat Type:District seat
Seat:Mujiayingzi
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5629
Elevation M:567
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:706,312
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Coor Pinpoint:Songshan District government
Coordinates:42.2998°N 118.9162°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:024005
Mon:Сөн шин дугараг
Monr:Süŋ šan toɣoriɣ
Order:st
S:松山区
T:松山區
P:Sōngshān Qū

Songshan District (Mongolian: ;) is a district of the city of Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China.[3] The district spans 5,629 square kilometers, and has a population of 608,883 as of 2019.[4]

Administrative divisions

The district is divided into 8 subdistricts, 9 towns, 4 townships, and 1 ethnic township.[5] These township-level divisions are then further divided into 244 administrative villages, 44 urban residential communities, and 3 rural residential communities.

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinMongolian (Hudum Script)Mongolian (Cyrillic)Administrative division code
Subdistricts
Zhenxing SubdistrictChinese: 振兴街道Mongolian: Жен шин зээл гудамж150404001
Xiangyang SubdistrictChinese: 向阳街道Mongolian: Шиян ян зээл гудамж150404002
Songzhou SubdistrictChinese: 松州街道Mongolian: Сөн жүү зээл гудамж150404003
Tiedong SubdistrictChinese: 铁东街道Mongolian: Дамар замын зүүндэх зээл гудамж150404004
Yulong SubdistrictChinese: 玉龙街道Mongolian: Юй лүн зээл гудамж150404400
Quanning SubdistrictChinese: 全宁街道Mongolian: Чиован нин зээл гудамж150404401
Hinggan SubdistrictChinese: 兴安街道Mongolian: Хянган зээл гудамж150404407
Songcheng SubdistrictChinese: 松城街道Mongolian: Сөн цэн зээл гудамж150404408
Towns
Mujiayingzi TownChinese: 穆家营子镇Mongolian: Мү жье енз балгас150404100
Quthulang TownChinese: 初头朗镇Mongolian: Цутгалан балгас150404101
Damiao TownChinese: 大庙镇Mongolian: Да мяо балгас150404102
Wangfu TownChinese: 王府镇Mongolian: Ван хороо балгас150404103
Laofu TownChinese: 老府镇Mongolian: Хуучин хороо балгас150404104
Har Tohoi TownChinese: 哈拉道口镇Mongolian: Хар духай балгас150404105
Shangguandi TownChinese: 上官地镇Mongolian: Шан гуан ди балгас150404106
Angqin TownChinese: 安庆镇150404107
Taipingdi TownChinese: 太平地镇Mongolian: Тай пин ди балгас150404108
Townships
Xiajiadian TownshipChinese: 夏家店乡Mongolian: Шье жье даяан шиян150404201
Chengzi TownshipChinese: 城子乡Mongolian: Цэнз шиян150404202
Dafuyingzi TownshipChinese: 大夫营子乡Mongolian: Да фү енз шиян150404203
Gangzi TownshipChinese: 岗子乡Mongolian: Ганз шиян150404204
Ethnic township
Dangpudi Manchu Ethnic TownshipChinese: 当铺地满族乡Mongolian: Даан пү ди манж үндэстэний шиян150404200

Geography

Songshan District is bordered by Ar'horqin Banner to its east, Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County to its west, Yuanbaoshan District and Hongshan District to its south, Ongniud Banner to its north, Hexigten Banner to its northwest, and Harqin Banner to its southwest.

Climate

During 2018, the district experienced an average temperature of, with a maximum temperature of 36.1°C, and a minimum temperature of NaN°C.[6] The district experienced 2783.5 hours of sunshine, 208 frost-free days, and 381.9 millimeters of precipitation.

Demographics

As of 2019, the district's registered population is 608,883, an increase of 8,699 from 2018. Of this, there are 314,013 reported males and 294,870 reported females. The district has a crude birth rate of 11.2 per 1,000, and a crude mortality rate of 3.3 per 1,000, resulting in a rate of natural increase of 7.9 per 1,000. There are 604,400 permanent residents, an increase of 1,500 from 2018, of which, the urban population is 327,100.

Ethnicity

Reported Ethnicities of Songshan District (2019)!Ethnicity!Population!Percentage
Han Chinese423,49669.55%
Mongol136,48722.42%
Manchu44,0457.23%
Hui4,0150.66%
Others8400.14%
Total608,883100.00%

Economy

Songshan's economy reached a GDP of 27.05 billion yuan in 2019, with its primary sector accounting for 18.0% of GDP, its secondary sector accounting for 22.6% of GDP, and the tertiary sector accounting for 59.4% of GDP.[7]

As of 2019, urban residents had a per capita disposable income of 36,168 yuan, and rural residents had a per capita disposable income of 16,555 yuan.[8] Retail sales in 2019 totaled 15.04 billion yuan.

The area is home to a number of gold mines. Other mineral deposits in Songshan include silver, copper, iron, lead, limestone, coal, fluorite, and perlite.

Transportation

Major roadways which pass through Songshan District include China National Highway 111, China National Highway 305, China National Highway 306, the G16 Dandong–Xilinhot Expressway, and the G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway.

The Beijing–Tongliao railway,, and the Chifeng-Shenyang railway pass through Songshan.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: zh:松山区概况地图. http://xzqh.org/html/show/nm/3832.html. 2013-04-09. XZQH.org . zh-cn. 2020-06-01.
  2. http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/neimenggu/admin/ Inner Mongolia: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  3. Web site: zh:松山区概况地图. http://xzqh.org/html/show/nm/3832.html. 2013-04-09. XZQH.org . zh-cn. 2020-06-01.
  4. Web site: zh:2019年松山区政区与人口基本情况. http://www.ssq.gov.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=104&id=13879. 2020-04-24. Songshan District People's Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601174442/http://www.ssq.gov.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=104&id=13879. 2020-06-01. 2020-06-01.
  5. Web site: zh:行政区划. http://www.ssq.gov.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=105&id=13880. 2020-04-24. Songshan District People's Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601184816/http://www.ssq.gov.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=105&id=13880. 2020-06-01. 2020-06-01.
  6. Web site: zh:2018年气候概况. http://www.ssq.gov.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=102&id=11010. 2019-06-05. Songshan District People's Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601185526/http://www.ssq.gov.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=102&id=11010. 2020-06-01. 2020-06-01.
  7. Web site: zh:2019年经济运行情况. http://www.ssq.gov.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=36&id=13476. 2020-02-23. Songshan District People's Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601184329/http://www.ssq.gov.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=36&id=13476. 2020-06-01. 2020-06-01.
  8. Web site: zh:2019年人民生活和社会保障概况. http://www.ssq.gov.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=115&id=13888. 2020-04-24. Songshan District People's Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601183412/http://www.ssq.gov.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=115&id=13888. 2020-06-01. 2020-06-01.