Sunwu County
Sunwu County 孙吴县 | |
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County | |
Sunwu | |
Coordinates: 49°26′N 127°20′E / 49.433°N 127.333°ECoordinates: 49°26′N 127°20′E / 49.433°N 127.333°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Heilongjiang |
Prefecture-level city | Heihe |
Township-level divisions |
1 subdistrict 2 towns 9 townships |
County seat | Sunwuchengqu Subdistrict (孙吴城区街道) |
Area | |
• Total | 4,448 km2 (1,717 sq mi) |
Elevation | 226 m (741 ft) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 104,717 |
• Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Postal code | 164200 |
Area code(s) | 0456 |
Sunwu County (simplified Chinese: 孙吴县; traditional Chinese: 孫吳縣; pinyin: Sūnwú Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Heihe City in the north of Heilongjiang province, China, situated on the bank of Amur River, which demarcates the Sino-Russian border. The length of border line within Sunwu county is 36 km (22 mi).
Sunwu County is surrounded by Lesser Khingan Mountains, and its forest coverage is 45%. The urbanization level is 40%.[citation needed]
Geography and climate
Sunwu County has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb) with very warm, humid summers and severely cold, extremely dry winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −24.5 °C (−12.1 °F) in January to 19.9 °C (67.8 °F), and although temperatures consistently average above 10 °C (50 °F) from May to September, the annual mean, at −0.59 °C (30.9 °F), is low enough to form sporadic permafrost on sheltered sites, which is unusual for areas with this climatic classification. More than 70% of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September. With 2,576 hours of bright sunshine annually, sunshine is generous and no month averages less than half the potential amount.
Climate data for Sunwu County (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | −15.8 (3.6) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
10.0 (50) |
18.6 (65.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.1 (79) |
24.0 (75.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
7.0 (44.5) |
Average low °C (°F) | −31.1 (−24) |
−27.5 (−17.5) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−27.9 (−18.2) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
Precipitation mm (inches) | 4.8 (0.189) |
3.2 (0.126) |
6.8 (0.268) |
24.4 (0.961) |
42.5 (1.673) |
86.3 (3.398) |
145.1 (5.713) |
114.2 (4.496) |
69.3 (2.728) |
25.2 (0.992) |
9.7 (0.382) |
6.4 (0.252) |
537.9 (21.178) |
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.3 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 11.0 | 13.9 | 15.4 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 115.4 |
% humidity | 74 | 70 | 64 | 57 | 57 | 73 | 81 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 70 | 75 | 70.3 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 170.3 | 206.3 | 246.2 | 223.1 | 258.3 | 263.3 | 252.9 | 238.4 | 210.9 | 194.8 | 163.8 | 147.6 | 2,575.9 |
Percent possible sunshine | 64 | 73 | 67 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 58 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration |
Administrative divisions
There is one subdistrict, two towns and nine townships in the county:[1]
The only subdistrict is Sunwuchengqu Subdistrict (孙吴城区街道)
Towns:
- Sunwu (孙吴镇), Chenqing (辰清镇), Siji (四季镇)
Townships:
- Xixing Township (西兴乡), Yanjiang Manchu Township (沿江满族乡), Yaotun Township (腰屯乡), Woniuhe Township (卧牛河乡), Qunshan Township (群山乡), Fendou Township (奋斗乡), Hongqi Township (红旗乡), Zhengyangshan Township (正阳山乡), Qingxi Township (清溪乡)
Transport
- China National Highway 202
- Beihei Railway
References
- ↑ "2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:孙吴县" (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
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