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Helong (simplified Chinese: 和龙; traditional Chinese: 和龍; pinyin: Hélóng; Chosŏn'gŭl: 화룡; Hangul: 허룽) is a county-level city in southeastern Jilin province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.
Helong
和龙市 · 화룡시 | |
|---|---|
  Helong Location in Jilin province | |
| Coordinates: 42°32′37″N 129°00′10″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Prefecture | Yanbian |
| Seat | Wenhua Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 5,069.0 km2 (1,957.2 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 145.00 km2 (55.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 451 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • County-level city | 181,000 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 95,399 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 133500 |
| Website | http://www.helong.gov.cn/ |
| Helong | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 和龙市 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 和龍市 | ||||||
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| Chinese Korean name | |||||||
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 화룡시 | ||||||
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| South Korean name | |||||||
| Hangul | 허룽시 | ||||||
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Helong has three subdistricts and eight towns.[2]
Subdistricts:
- Wenhua Subdistrict (文化街道 / 문화가도)
- Minhui Subdistrict (民惠街道 / 민혜가도)
- Guangming Subdistrict (光明街道 / 광명가도)
Towns:
- Toudao (头道镇 / 두도진)
- Bajiazi (八家子镇 / 팔가자진)
- Fudong (福洞镇 / 복동진)
- Xicheng (西城镇 / 서성진)
- Nanping (南坪镇 / 남평진)
- Longcheng (龙城镇 / 용성진)
- Dongcheng (东城镇 / 동성진)
- Chongshan (崇善镇 / 숭선진)
| Climate data for Helong, elevation 476 m (1,562 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
36.2 (97.2) |
35.9 (96.6) |
32.6 (90.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
36.2 (97.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
5.7 (42.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.7 (0.1) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−15 (5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −31.5 (−24.7) |
−27.4 (−17.3) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−22.9 (−9.2) |
−28.5 (−19.3) |
−31.5 (−24.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.8 (0.15) |
7.5 (0.30) |
12.0 (0.47) |
24.2 (0.95) |
66.7 (2.63) |
84.9 (3.34) |
128.3 (5.05) |
126.0 (4.96) |
58.7 (2.31) |
22.6 (0.89) |
17.4 (0.69) |
6.6 (0.26) |
558.7 (22) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.2 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 14.6 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 15.3 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 109.8 |
| Average snowy days | 6.6 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 44.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 58 | 71 | 79 | 81 | 74 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.4 | 182.8 | 214.2 | 203.1 | 210.0 | 191.1 | 180.3 | 191.2 | 206.3 | 201.2 | 159.7 | 153.4 | 2,268.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 60 | 61 | 58 | 51 | 46 | 42 | 39 | 45 | 56 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 52 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
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