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| Resident People: | 548,600 (1994) |
| General Information: | Jiamusi (or Kiamusze), in Heilongjiang Province, is the chief port on the lower reaches of the Songhua River. |
| Geography: | Located in the hinterland of Sanjiang Plain northeast to the Heilongjiang River, the city of Jiamusi faces the border of Federal Russia. |
| Economy: | The significant heavy and light industries of Jiamusi are centered mainly on large state-owned factories that are increasingly economically troubled, leading to widespread unemployment. It has become now one of China's tourist centres in the northeastern part of Heilongjiang Province. |
| History: | The city was formerly the capital of Hejiang prov. The name sometimes appears as Chia-mu-ssu. |
| Transportation: | There are rail connections to Harbin, to North Korea, and to Russia. |
