Yi'an Town, Heilongjiang Explained

Yi'an
Native Name:依安镇
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:China Heilongjiang
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Heilongjiang
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Heilongjiang
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Qiqihar
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Yi'an County
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:74233
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:47.8953°N 125.3053°W
Elevation M:210
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:161500
Area Code:0452

Yi'an, is a town and the county seat of Yi'an County, Heilongjiang, China. It used to be called Tai’an (泰安), but was officially renamed in 1947 to Yi’an (依安) to avoid any possibility of confusion within the city of Tai’an (泰安) in Shandong Province (山東省). It is on the former Tsitsihar-Koshen railway about 100km (100miles) west of Bei'an.