Wuchang City

• Name — Wuchang • Type — County-level city • Image Map — ChinaHarbinWuchang.png • Map Caption — Location of Wuchang in Harbin • Image Map1 — Location of Harbin Prefecture within Heilongjiang (China).png • Map Caption1 — Harbin in Heilongjiang • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — People's Republic of China • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Heilongjiang • Subdivision Type2 — Sub-provincial city • Subdivision Name2 — Harbin • Subdivision Type3 — Divisions • Subdivision Name3 — 10 towns 7 townships • Area Total Km2 — 7502.0 • Population Total — 897,705 • Population As Of — 2018 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone — China Standard • Utc Offset — +8 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 1502XX • Website — hljwch.gov.cn • Custom Label1 Sec1 — Climate • Custom Data1 Sec1 — Dwa Wuchang is a county-level city of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Harbin. It borders Acheng District to the north, Shangzhi to the northeast, Shuangcheng District to the northwest, and Jilin Province to the south and the west. The name "Wuchang" has been in use since 1855. At that time people began to reclaim wasteland, and built five noble lodges. It was changed to Wuchang Bureau in 1882, and changed to Wuchang Mansion in 1909. In 1913 Wuchang County was set up. It was changed to Wuchang City in 1993. The area of Wuchang is 7502.0 km2, and it had 979,627 population at the end of 2008.

Wuchang is a semi-mountainous town; its ground slopes from southeast to northwest. Wuchang rises over 450 metres above sea level. The mountain Zhangguangcai Ling twists toward the southeast; many hills appear in different layers, such as Laoye Ling and Eagle South Mountain. The Songnen Plain to the northwest provides a flat area with highly fertile soil for agriculture. The Lalin River and Mangnu River run through Wuchang. Like most of Northeast China, Wuchang has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa). The average temperature is 3.5 °C. January, the coldest month, is about -19.1 °C. July is the hottest month at about 22.4 °C. The annual precipitation is 625 mm; the frost-free season is 124 days and the annual sunshine hours are 2,576. It is quite normal that the temperature is around −25 to during winter nights, with −19.1 C being approximately the middle value.

Wuchang City is divided into 10 towns, 2 ethnic towns, 9 townships and 3 ethnic townships. • 10 towns • Wuchang (zh-Hans), Shanhe (zh-Hans), Xiaoshanzi (zh-Hans), Anjia (zh-Hans), Dujia (zh-Hans), Beiyinhe (zh-Hans), Chonghe (zh-Hans), Shahezi (zh-Hans), Xiangyang (zh-Hans), Longfengshan (zh-Hans) • 2 ethnic towns • Lalin Manchu (zh-Hans), Niujia Manchu (zh-Hans) • 9 townships • Xingsheng (zh-Hans), Zhiguang (zh-Hans), Weiguo (zh-Hans), Changbao (zh-Hans), Minyi (zh-Hans), Bajiazi (zh-Hans), Zhangshan (zh-Hans), Xinglong (zh-Hans), Erhe (zh-Hans) • 3 ethnic townships • Hongqi Manchu (zh-Hans), Minyue Korean (zh-Hans), Yingchengzi Manzu (zh-Hans)

Wuchang has many advantages for agriculture, such as loamy soil, abundant water, and suitable weather. Grain crops dominate the mix such as rice, corn, soybean, sorghum, cereal and wheat. Other crops that contribute to the local economy include beet and tobacco. The short-grain rice produced in the Wuchang area is considered to be some of the best rice in China.