Heihe

Prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China

Heihe 黑河市 Хэйхэ
Prefecture-level city
The Amur River (Heilong Jiang) and Heihe
Location of Heihe City (yellow) in Heilongjiang (light grey)
Heihe Location of the city proper in Heilongjiang Show map of Heilongjiang Heihe Heihe (China) Show map of China
Coordinates (Heihe Customs): 50°14′24″N 127°31′16″E / 50.2401°N 127.5210°E / 50.2401; 127.5210
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Heilongjiang
County-level divisions	6
Municipal seat	Aihui District
Government
• Type	Prefecture-level city
• CPC Heihe Secretary	Liu Gang (刘刚)
• Mayor	Zhang Enliang (张恩亮)
Area
• Prefecture-level city	54,390 km2 (21,000 sq mi)
• Urban	1,443 km2 (557 sq mi)
• Metro	1,443 km2 (557 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Prefecture-level city	1,286,401
• Density	24/km2 (61/sq mi)
• Urban	223,832
• Urban density	160/km2 (400/sq mi)
• Metro	223,832
• Metro density	160/km2 (400/sq mi)
GDP
• Prefecture-level city	CN¥ 44.7 billion US$ 7.2 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 26,518 US$ 4,258
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	164300
Area code	0456
ISO 3166 code	CN-HL-11
Licence plates	黑N
Climate	Dwb
Website	www.heihe.gov.cn

Heihe
"Heihe", as written in Chinese
Chinese name
Chinese	黑河
Literal meaning	black river
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hēihé
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ ᡥᠣᡨᠣᠨ
Romanization	Sahaliyan'ula hoton
Russian name
Russian	Хэйхэ

Aigun
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	瑷珲
Traditional Chinese	璦琿
Postal	Aigun
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Àihuī
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᠠᡳ᠌ᡥᡡᠨ ᡥᠣᡨᠣᠨ
Romanization	Aigun hoton
Russian name
Russian	Айгунь

Heihe (Chinese: 黑河; pinyin: Hēihé; lit. 'Black River'; Russian: Хэйхэ) is a prefecture-level city of northern Heilongjiang province, China, located on the Russian border, on the south bank of the Amur (Heilong) River, across the river from Blagoveshchensk. At the 2020 census, 1,286,401 people lived in the prefecture-level city of whom 223,832 lived in the built-up area (or metro) made of Aihui District.

Heihe marks the northeast terminus of the diagonal Heihe–Tengchong Line, which is sometimes used to divide China into east and west.