Hulin

Hulin 虎林市
County-level city
Hulin Location in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 45°46′N 132°56′E / 45.767°N 132.933°E / 45.767; 132.933Coordinates: 45°46′N 132°56′E / 45.767°N 132.933°E / 45.767; 132.933
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Heilongjiang
Prefecture-level city	Jixi
Municipal seat	Hulin Town (虎林镇)
Elevation	85 m (280 ft)
Population
• Total	200,000
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	230381
Climate	Dwb
Website	hljhulin.gov.cn

Hulin (Chinese: 虎林; pinyin: Hǔlín; literally: "tiger forest") is a county-level city on the Muling River in southeastern Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. With a population of around 200,000, it is under the administration of Jixi. Nearby are Lake Xingkai, 51 kilometres (32 mi) to the southwest, the Usuri River, which forms the Russian border 38 kilometres (24 mi) to the east. The main agricultural products include soybeans, cattle, milk, various organic produces, and lumber.^[1]

Geography and climate

Hulin has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with long, bitterly cold, but dry winters, and warm, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −18.3 °C (−1 °F) in January to 21.6 °C (71 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 3.49 °C (38.3 °F). More than 2/3 of the year's precipitation occurs from June to September.

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