Baoqing County

Baoqing County
宝清县
County
Baoqing is located in Heilongjiang
Baoqing
Baoqing
Location in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 46°20′N 132°12′E / 46.333°N 132.200°E / 46.333; 132.200
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Prefecture-level cityShuangyashan
Township-level divisions6 towns
4 townships
County seatBaoqing Town (宝清镇)
Area
 • Total13,443 km2 (5,190 sq mi)
Elevation
83 m (272 ft)
Population
 • Total420,000
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
155600
Area code0469
Websitewww.hlbaoqing.gov.cn

Baoqing County (simplified Chinese: 宝清县; traditional Chinese: 寶清縣; pinyin: Bǎoqīng Xiàn) is a county of southeastern Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shuangyashan.

Administrative divisions

Baoqing (labelled as Pao-ch'ing 寶清) (1955)

There are six towns, and four townships in the county:[1][2]

Towns (镇)

Townships (乡)

Climate

Baoqing has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long, bitterly cold, but dry winters, and humid, very warm summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −17.5 °C (0.5 °F) in January to 22.3 °C (72.1 °F), while the annual mean is +4.04 °C (39.3 °F), an increase of 0.39 °C (0.70 °F) from 1957 to 1990.[3]

Climate data for Baoqing (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 4.7
(40.5) 		9.3
(48.7) 		21.0
(69.8) 		31.3
(88.3) 		34.2
(93.6) 		38.3
(100.9) 		37.1
(98.8) 		37.2
(99.0) 		32.8
(91.0) 		27.6
(81.7) 		19.7
(67.5) 		6.1
(43.0) 		38.3
(100.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −11.2
(11.8) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		1.8
(35.2) 		12.5
(54.5) 		20.3
(68.5) 		25.0
(77.0) 		27.3
(81.1) 		25.9
(78.6) 		21.2
(70.2) 		12.5
(54.5) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−9.8
(14.4) 		9.9
(49.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −16.5
(2.3) 		−12.0
(10.4) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		6.7
(44.1) 		14.4
(57.9) 		19.7
(67.5) 		22.5
(72.5) 		21.0
(69.8) 		15.3
(59.5) 		6.8
(44.2) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−14.4
(6.1) 		4.6
(40.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −21.8
(−7.2) 		−17.9
(−0.2) 		−8.9
(16.0) 		0.8
(33.4) 		8.6
(47.5) 		14.5
(58.1) 		18.0
(64.4) 		16.5
(61.7) 		9.8
(49.6) 		1.3
(34.3) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		−19.1
(−2.4) 		−0.6
(30.9)
Record low °C (°F) −37.2
(−35.0) 		−36.8
(−34.2) 		−30.3
(−22.5) 		−13.7
(7.3) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		2.7
(36.9) 		9.3
(48.7) 		5.5
(41.9) 		−5.3
(22.5) 		−20.1
(−4.2) 		−31.6
(−24.9) 		−32.6
(−26.7) 		−37.2
(−35.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.4
(0.25) 		3.8
(0.15) 		13.9
(0.55) 		26.8
(1.06) 		58.6
(2.31) 		74.4
(2.93) 		122.1
(4.81) 		107.1
(4.22) 		60.2
(2.37) 		32.9
(1.30) 		14.9
(0.59) 		8
(0.3) 		529.1
(20.84)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.8 5.1 6.2 8.6 12.0 13.1 13.2 13.1 10.7 8.4 5.8 6.6 108.6
Average snowy days 9.4 7.3 10.1 4.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 2.6 8.1 11.2 53.1
Average relative humidity (%) 65 60 56 54 58 68 77 80 70 59 60 66 64
Mean monthly sunshine hours 166.4 191.1 228.3 218.1 231.3 233.0 230.8 222.6 225.9 200.1 164.2 151.8 2,463.6
Percent possible sunshine 59 65 62 53 50 50 49 51 61 60 59 57 56
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]
Source 2: Weather China[6]

Demographics

The population of the district was 416,075 in 1999.[7]

Notes and references

  1. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：宝清县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
  2. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  3. ^ Climate for 46°N 132°E, Metereological history of Baoqing district
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. ^ 宝清 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  7. ^ National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS

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