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Daqing () is a prefecture-level city in the west of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. The name literally means "Great Celebration" and refers to the tenth anniversary of the PRC. Daqing is known as the "Oil Capital of China" and has experienced a phenomenal boom since oil was discovered at the Daqing Oil Field in 1959.

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Settlement.name
Daqing
Settlement.settlement_type
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.native_name
大庆市
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zh-Hans
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三永湖灯塔2017夏.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Around Sanyong Lake, 2017
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Location of Daqing Prefecture within Heilongjiang (China).png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Daqing City (yellow) in Heilongjiang (light gray) and China
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China Heilongjiang#China
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Location of the city centre in Heilongjiang
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240
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
People's Republic of China
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Heilongjiang
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County-level divisions
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9
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Municipal seat

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Wikidata facts

Official name
安达市
Population
2781562
Area
21204.82
Elevation
149
Official website
www.daqing.gov.cn
Image
Cityscape of Dongfeng Xincun 20250530174919.jpg
Dialing code
0459
Licence plate code
黑E
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Commons category
Daqing
postal code
163000
inception
1959-00-00
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21 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Learn from Daqing in industry
  • Administrative divisions
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Foreign trade
  • Banking and insurance
  • Transportation
  • Railway
  • Airport
  • Highway
  • Culture
  • Daqing spirit
  • Sports
  • Sister Cities
  • Domestic
  • International
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Daqing () is a prefecture-level city in the west of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. The name literally means "Great Celebration" and refers to the tenth anniversary of the PRC. Daqing is known as the "Oil Capital of China" and has experienced a phenomenal boom since oil was discovered at the Daqing Oil Field in 1959.

Its population was 2,781,562 as of the 2020 census, of whom 1,574,389 lived in the built-up (or metro) area in four out of the total of five urban districts: Sartu, Longfeng, Ranghulu and Honggang.According to the sample survey of 5‰ population changes in 2024, the resident population of the city at the end of the year was 2.663 million, a decrease of 37,000 compared with the end of the previous year. Among them, the urban population is 1.996 million and the rural population is 667,000.

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