| Linjiang 临江 |
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| — County-level city — | |
| 临江市 | |
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Linjiang
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Prefecture-level city | Baishan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,009 km2 (1,161.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 341 m (1,119 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 190,000 |
| • Density | 63.1/km2 (163.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 134600 |
Linjiang (simplified Chinese: 临江; traditional Chinese: 臨江; pinyin: Línjiāng) is a county-level city in southern Jilin province of Northeast China, located to the east of Tonghua, and not far from the border with North Korea. It is a county-level city under the administration of Baishan.
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Linjiang has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long, very cold winters, and very warm, humid summers. Monthly average temperatures range from −15.6 °C (3.9 °F) in January to 22.4 °C (72.3 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 5.30 °C (41.5 °F). Though the annual total is generous, precipitation is quite low during the winter and rainfall is concentrated in the months of June through August.
| Climate data for Linjiang (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
12.24 (54.04) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −21.3 (−6.3) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
1.1 (34.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−0.11 (31.80) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 10.6 (0.417) |
9.7 (0.382) |
18.5 (0.728) |
44.1 (1.736) |
77.5 (3.051) |
121.0 (4.764) |
190.6 (7.504) |
163.7 (6.445) |
73.0 (2.874) |
37.2 (1.465) |
29.9 (1.177) |
16.0 (0.63) |
791.8 (31.173) |
| % humidity | 71 | 65 | 59 | 56 | 62 | 73 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 69.3 |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.8 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 14.3 | 15.8 | 17.9 | 15.1 | 11.5 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 139.7 |
| Sunshine hours | 162.2 | 178.9 | 217.0 | 212.6 | 224.9 | 207.4 | 191.4 | 185.5 | 172.6 | 190.9 | 149.4 | 139.6 | 2,232.4 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
There are 5 subdistricts, 8 towns and 3 townships.
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