Jiayin County

Jiayin
嘉荫县
County
Jiayin is located in Heilongjiang
Jiayin
Jiayin
Location in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 48°42′N 130°06′E / 48.700°N 130.100°E / 48.700; 130.100
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Prefecture-level cityYichun
Area
 • Total7,273 km2 (2,808 sq mi)
Elevation
88 m (288 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total68,579
 • Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Jiayin County (simplified Chinese: 嘉荫县; traditional Chinese: 嘉蔭縣; pinyin: Jiāyīn Xiàn) is a county in Heilongjiang Province, China, bordering Russian oblasts of Amur and Jewish. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichun and the county seat is Chaoyang Town (朝阳镇) situated on the southern (right) bank of the Amur River.

Administrative divisions

Jiayin County is divided into 4 towns and 5 townships.[1]

4 towns
5 townships

Demographics

Foshan (labelled as Fo-shan (Pao-nan-ts'un) 佛山 (寶南村)) (1950)

The population of the district was 77,929 in 1999.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Jiayin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7) 		5.9
(42.6) 		20.0
(68.0) 		31.6
(88.9) 		34.4
(93.9) 		38.7
(101.7) 		37.7
(99.9) 		34.8
(94.6) 		31.8
(89.2) 		27.7
(81.9) 		14.6
(58.3) 		2.0
(35.6) 		38.7
(101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −17.8
(0.0) 		−11.2
(11.8) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		11.2
(52.2) 		19.8
(67.6) 		24.7
(76.5) 		27.3
(81.1) 		25.3
(77.5) 		19.6
(67.3) 		9.8
(49.6) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		−16.4
(2.5) 		7.2
(45.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −25.0
(−13.0) 		−19.4
(−2.9) 		−7.8
(18.0) 		4.9
(40.8) 		13.1
(55.6) 		18.6
(65.5) 		21.9
(71.4) 		19.8
(67.6) 		13.1
(55.6) 		3.7
(38.7) 		−10.0
(14.0) 		−22.5
(−8.5) 		0.9
(33.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −30.8
(−23.4) 		−26.9
(−16.4) 		−15.1
(4.8) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		6.2
(43.2) 		12.7
(54.9) 		16.9
(62.4) 		15.0
(59.0) 		7.5
(45.5) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		−15.2
(4.6) 		−27.9
(−18.2) 		−5.1
(22.9)
Record low °C (°F) −43.7
(−46.7) 		−44.2
(−47.6) 		−35.3
(−31.5) 		−18.3
(−0.9) 		−5.1
(22.8) 		3.0
(37.4) 		7.7
(45.9) 		4.6
(40.3) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		−17.5
(0.5) 		−37.2
(−35.0) 		−44.4
(−47.9) 		−44.4
(−47.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.3
(0.29) 		6.6
(0.26) 		12.9
(0.51) 		26.2
(1.03) 		63.4
(2.50) 		98.6
(3.88) 		143.2
(5.64) 		120.6
(4.75) 		69.4
(2.73) 		32.0
(1.26) 		15.3
(0.60) 		12.3
(0.48) 		607.8
(23.93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.9 5.8 6.5 8.2 12.8 14.7 14.4 14.7 11.8 9.0 9.0 10.7 126.5
Average snowy days 11.2 7.6 8.0 4.4 0.1 0 0 0 0.1 4.3 11.0 13.0 59.7
Average relative humidity (%) 73 70 65 57 60 73 78 81 75 65 70 74 70
Mean monthly sunshine hours 162.5 199.4 250.1 238.4 247.0 247.2 238.6 229.9 210.0 182.5 151.1 143.5 2,500.2
Percent possible sunshine 60 69 68 58 52 51 49 52 56 55 56 56 57
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]all-time extreme temperature[5]

Notes and references

  1. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. ^ (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Extreme Temperatures Around the World". Retrieved 2024-10-23.
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