The name of Qitaihe comes from Qitaihe coalfield. From 65438 to 0958, the state began to mine Qitaihe Coalfield (formerly called Boli Coalfield) on a large scale, and the first private railway built in Boli County was completed and opened to traffic. These two events have brought great vitality to Qitaihe, a remote mountainous area under the jurisdiction of Boli County for a long time. Due to the rapid development of economy and society, the population has increased dramatically.

March 1965, 1 With the approval of the State Council, Qitaihe Town in Boli County was abolished and Qitaihe Special Zone (county level) was established, which was directly under the jurisdiction of Hejiang District. In April 1970, 1, Qitaihe Special Zone was changed to a county-level city, and its affiliation remained unchanged. In June, 1983, 1 1, qitaihe city was upgraded to a provincial city, and Boli County was placed under the jurisdiction of qitaihe city.

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Terrain and landform of Qitaihe River: qitaihe city belongs to low mountains and hills, and the overall terrain is high in the southeast and low in the northwest, forming a long and narrow terrain that gradually inclines from southeast to northwest. According to topographic changes, water and heat redistribution and soil distribution, landform types can be divided into low hills, hills, floodplains and valleys.

These mountains are round and steep, with an altitude of 240-695 meters. The highest peak is Tieshanbao, with an altitude of 690.7 meters and a relative altitude of 455 meters ... The hilly land is distributed in the periphery of low hills. Influenced by the neotectonic movement, a large wave-like fluctuation was formed. Altitude180-240m, slope 4- 15 degrees.

The floodplain is distributed in strips on both sides of the Woken River and its tributaries. The terrain is low and flat, with an altitude of 160- 180m. The valley is between hills and hills, with flat and wide terrain and strip or dendritic distribution.

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