Huma River (Heilongjiang)
River in Heilongjiang, China
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The Huma River is a right tributary on the northern loop of the Amur River in China's province of Heilongjiang. It starts in the Greater Khingan Mountains and flows in a general eastern and south-eastern direction, parallel and southwest of the Amur, until flowing into the Amur in Huma County, about 10 km (6 mi) south of Huma County's county seat.[1]
Nativename呼玛河 (Chinese), Huma he
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
PrefectureGreater Khingan
| Huma River | |
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The Huma (Houmar) River on a map from (1773), the surrounding region labeled Houmari | |
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| Native name | 呼玛河 (Chinese), Huma he |
| Location | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture | Greater Khingan |
| County | Huma County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Amur |
• coordinates | 51.6096°N 126.6816°E |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Amur→ Sea of Okhotsk |
Somewhere near its mouth was the Russian fort of Kumarsk at the time of the Russian–Manchu border conflicts. At the time it was also called "Kamora River" or "Houmar River".
