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A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill, which is bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain. Mesas characteristically consist of flat-lying soft sedimentary rocks capped by a more resistant layer or layers of harder rock, e.g. shales overlain by sandstones. The resistant layer acts as a caprock that forms the flat summit of a mesa. The caprock can consist of either sedimentary rocks such as sandstone and limestone; dissected lava flows; or a deeply eroded duricrust. Unlike plateau, whose usage does not imply horizontal layers of bedrock, e.g. Tibetan Plateau, the term mesa applies exclusively to the landforms built of flat-lying strata. Instead, flat-topped plateaus are specifically known as tablelands.

Eggplant River District, which belongs to Qitaihe City, Heilongjiang Province, is located in the east of Qitaihe City, with an area of 1569.1 square kilometers, bordering Baoqing County in the east, Mishan City and Jidong County in the south, and Huanan County in the north. In 2010, eggplant River District has a resident population of 154000, including Han, Manchu, Hui, Mongolian, Korean and other ethnic groups. As of 2013, eggplant River District has jurisdiction over 5 streets, 2 towns and 2 townships, and the government is stationed at 179 Dong'an Street, Qitaihe City. In the first half of 2014, the region's GDP reached 1.22 billion yuan, down 17.5% from the first half of 2013.
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