Wangqing County
County in Jilin, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wangqing County (simplified Chinese: 汪清县; traditional Chinese: 汪清縣; pinyin: Wāngqīng Xiàn; Korean: 왕칭현) is a county of southeastern Jilin province, China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. The county's name Wangqing comes from the Manchu language meaning fortress.
Wangqing County
汪清县 · 왕청현 | |
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 Wangqing Location in Jilin | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′N 129°46′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Prefecture | Yanbian |
| County seat | Wangqing Town (汪清镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,994 km2 (3,473 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 236 m (774 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 260,000 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 133200 |
| Wangqing County | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 汪清县 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 汪清縣 | ||||||
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| Chinese Korean name | |||||||
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 왕청현 | ||||||
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| Hangul | 왕칭현 | ||||||
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Administrative divisions
Wangqing has eight towns and one township.[1]
Towns:
- Wangqing (汪清镇 / 왕청진)
- Daxinggou (大兴沟镇 / 대흥구진)
- Tianqiaoling (天桥岭镇 / 천교령진)
- Luozigou (罗子沟镇 / 라자구진)
- Chunyang (春阳镇 / 춘양진)
- Fuxing (复兴镇 / 복흥진)
- Baicaogou (百草沟镇 / 백초구진)
- Dongguang (东光镇 / 동광진)
The only township is Jiguan Township (鸡冠乡 / 계관향)
Climate
| Climate data for Wangqing, elevation 245 m (804 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) | 7.2 (45.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.3 (99.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
11.9 (53.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.3 (4.5) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
4.7 (40.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.0 (−7.6) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−1.2 (29.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.3 (−33.3) |
−33.1 (−27.6) |
−24.2 (−11.6) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−27.5 (−17.5) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
−36.3 (−33.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.5 (0.26) |
6.5 (0.26) |
15.2 (0.60) |
28.5 (1.12) |
65.5 (2.58) |
73.4 (2.89) |
121.0 (4.76) |
117.2 (4.61) |
66.3 (2.61) |
32.2 (1.27) |
20.5 (0.81) |
8.0 (0.31) |
560.8 (22.08) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 13.7 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 105.8 |
| Average snowy days | 5.6 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 38.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 64 | 76 | 81 | 82 | 78 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 180.6 | 197.6 | 227.6 | 215.4 | 220.1 | 195.7 | 181.8 | 188.7 | 202.6 | 199.6 | 159.5 | 158.6 | 2,327.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 62 | 66 | 61 | 53 | 48 | 43 | 39 | 44 | 55 | 59 | 55 | 57 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Luozigou Town, Wangqing (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
3.3 (37.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
10.8 (51.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
3.7 (38.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −23.2 (−9.8) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
7.3 (45.1) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−19.9 (−3.8) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.3 (0.21) |
5.6 (0.22) |
12.8 (0.50) |
23.9 (0.94) |
57.8 (2.28) |
74.1 (2.92) |
118.5 (4.67) |
109.5 (4.31) |
59.1 (2.33) |
32.6 (1.28) |
18.5 (0.73) |
7.5 (0.30) |
525.2 (20.69) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 11.7 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 115.3 |
| Average snowy days | 7.3 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 47.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 60 | 71 | 78 | 80 | 75 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 193.4 | 204.5 | 231.4 | 219.3 | 223.8 | 223.2 | 207.3 | 195.3 | 204.4 | 205.2 | 168.9 | 171.3 | 2,448 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 67 | 69 | 62 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 59 | 62 | 57 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
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