Wudalianchi (), formerly Dedu County (), is a county-level city in Heilongjiang province, Northeast China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Heihe. The city is served by Wudalianchi Dedu Airport.

The city's name literal means "five great joint ponds", referring to a set of interconnected volcanogenic lakes formed after the eruption of the Laoheishan (, means "Old Black Mountain") and Huoshaoshan (, means "Fire Burn Mountain") volcanoes in 1720–21. (五大连池火山群)The Wudalianchi Scenic Spot The city's territory incorporates part of a volcanic field, which contains a APGN- and UNESCO-listed geopark.

Administrative divisions Wudalianchi City is divided into 1 subdistrict, 7 towns and 4 townships. 1 subdistrict Qingshan () 7 towns Long (), Heping (), Wudalianchi (), Shuangquan (), Xinfa (), Tuanjie (), Xinglong () 4 townships Jianshe (), Taiping (), Xing'an (), Zhaoyang ()

Demographics The population of the district was in 1999.National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS

Climate

See also

List of UNESCO Global Geoparks in Asia Wudalianchi volcanic field

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