Shuangcheng, Harbin

Shuangcheng 双城区
District
Location of Shuangcheng in Harbin
Harbin in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 45°23′04″N 126°20′56″E / 45.3845°N 126.3490°E / 45.3845; 126.3490[1]
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Heilongjiang
Sub-provincial city	Harbin
Area [2]
• Total	3,112.0 km2 (1,201.5 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[3]
• Total	766,316
• Density	250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	1501XX
Area code	0451
Website	hrbsc.gov.cn

Shuangcheng District (simplified Chinese: 双城区; traditional Chinese: 雙城區; pinyin: Shuāngchéng Qū) is one of nine districts of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, covering part of the southwestern suburbs. The district was approved to establish from the former Shuangcheng City (双城市) by the Chinese State Council on May 2, 2014.^[4] It sits approximately 42 kilometres (26 mi) south-southwest of downtown Harbin. Formerly a county-level city until 15 May 2014. The westernmost county-level division of Harbin City, it borders Daoli District to the north, Nangang and Pingfang Districts to the northeast, Acheng District to the east, and Wuchang to the southeast, as well as the Jilin prefecture-level divisions of Changchun to the south and Songyuan to the southwest.