City Details: Qiqihar
A few alternate names for Qiqihar are: Ca-ca-hak-i, Ch'i-ch'i-ha-erh, Ch'i-ch'i-ha-erh-shih, Chhe-chhe-ha-ngi-su, Chhè-chhè-hâ-ngì-sṳ, Ch’i-ch’i-ha-erh, Ch’i-ch’i-ha-erh-shih, Ciciharas, Ciciharo, Cicikar
Qiqihar is the second-largest city in the Heilongjiang province of China, in the west central part of the province. The built-up area made up of Longsha, Tiefeng and Jianhua districts had 959,787 inhabitants, while the total population of the prefecture-level city was shrinking to 4,067,489 as of the 2020 census. These are mainly Han Chinese, though the city is also home to thirty-four minorities including Manchus, Daur, and Mongols. Numerous wetlands are close to Qiqihar, including the Zhalong Nature Reserve, famous in China for being home to numerous red-crowned cranes.
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Qiqihar
General Information
- Official Name: People's Republic of China
- Common Name: China
- Population: 882364
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 47.33922, 123.96154
- Country Code: CHN
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Qiqihar
- 1. Qiqihar Sanjiazi Airport (NDG), distance from city center: 11.55 km
- 2. Chengjisihan Airport (NZL), distance from city center: 106.97 km
- 3. Saertu Airport (DQA), distance from city center: 111.02 km
Location of Qiqihar
Country Details
- Country: China
- Official Name: People's Republic of China
- Capital: Beijing
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: Eastern Asia
- Population: 1,402,112,000
- Area: 9,706,961 km²
- Languages: Chinese
- Currency: Chinese yuan (¥)
- Timezones: UTC+08:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Afghanistan
- Bhutan
- Myanmar
- Hong Kong
- India
- Kazakhstan
- Nepal
- Korea (North)
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Macao
- Mongolia
- Pakistan
- Russian Federation
- Tajikistan
- Viet Nam
Holidays in Qiqihar, People's Republic of China
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- 中秋节 - 2026-09-25
- 国庆节 - 2026-10-01
Museums in Qiqihar, People's Republic of China
Museum
齐齐哈尔市博物馆
1号 中华路, Xidaqiao Subdistrict, Jianhua District, 161000 Heilongjiang, China
Coordinates: 47.3539° N, 123.9496° E