Province of China
Heilongjiang
黑龙江省Heilongjiang is a province of China. It covers about 452,000 km² (175,000 mi²), the 6th largest of the 31 provinces and regions in Natural Earth’s file for China, and about the same size as Yemen. About 31.9 million people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 452,000 km²175,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 455,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of China | 4.8%of the area of the 31 provinces and regions |
| Rank by area | 6th of 31provinces and regions of China |
| Population | 31.9 millionWikidata, 2020 · the census year of every unit |
| Density | 70 people per km² |
| Capital | Harbin |
| Latitude range | 43°N to 54°N |
| Type | ProvinceCN-HL |
What the numbers say about Heilongjiang
- Heilongjiang covers 4.8% of the area of China and ranks 20th of 31 by population, against 6th by area.
- It would take 20.7 regions the size of Heilongjiang to cover China.
- Heilongjiang holds 2.3% of the 1.41 billion people that Wikidata’s 2020 figures give for the 31 provinces and regions together: about 1 in 44.
- The largest, Xinjiang, is 3.60× the size of Heilongjiang; the smallest, Shanghai, is 1.5% of it.
- Closest in size within China: Sichuan (485,000 km², 1.07×) and Gansu (406,000 km², 1.12×).
- Counted as a country, Heilongjiang would be larger than 183 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 57th by area, between Yemen (453,000 km²) and Uzbekistan (448,000 km²).
- With 31.9 million people it would rank 48th of 238 by population.
- Heilongjiang has 70 people per km², about the density of Croatia, which has 70 per km².
- That makes Heilongjiang the 26th most densely populated of the 31 provinces and regions, 47% of the average for China (150 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 48°N is drawn about 2.2× too large in area, so Heilongjiang looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Heilongjiang stretches about 1,130 km north to south and 968 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 455,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 452,000 km², to within 2%.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- United StatesAreaCalifornia1.10× · 410,000 km²PeopleTexas1.09× · 29.1 million (2020)
- IndiaAreaRajasthan1.32× · 343,000 km²PeopleAssam1.02× · 31.2 million (2011)
- GermanyAreanone within 2×PeopleNorth Rhine-Westphalia1.78× · 17.9 million (2022)
- BrazilAreaBahia81% · 560,000 km²PeopleSão Paulo72% · 44.4 million (2022)
- CanadaAreaYukon0.93× · 484,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- AustraliaAreaNew South Wales56% · 802,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- MexicoAreaChihuahua1.82× · 248,000 km²PeopleState of Mexico1.97× · 16.2 million (2015)
Where Heilongjiang sits in China
All 31 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
Ranked within China
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2020. China’s units share the 2020 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12