Antu County
County in Jilin, People's Republic of China
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Antu County (simplified Chinese: 安图县; traditional Chinese: 安圖縣; pinyin: Āntú Xiàn; Chosŏn'gŭl: 안도현; Hangul: 안투현) is a county of southeastern Jilin province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. Antu is home to Korean and Manchu minorities.[1] In 2020 it had a population of 195,000, of which 17.9% were Koreans. It has a border crossing with North Korea at Shuangmufeng (双目峰).[2]
Antu County
安图县 · 안도현 | |
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  Antu County Location in Jilin province | |
| Coordinates: 43°07′N 128°54′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Prefecture | Yanbian |
| County seat | Mingyue |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,444 km2 (2,874 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 355 m (1,165 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 195,000 |
| • Density | 26.2/km2 (67.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 133600 |
| Website | www |
| Antu County | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 安图县 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 安圖縣 | ||||||
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| Chinese Korean name | |||||||
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 안도현 | ||||||
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| South Korean name | |||||||
| Hangul | 안투 현 | ||||||
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Administrative divisions
Antu has seven towns and two townships.[3]
Towns:
- Mingyue (明月镇 / 명월진)
- Songjiang (松江镇 / 송강진)
- Erdaobaihe (二道白河镇 / 이도백하진)
- liangjiang (两江镇 / 량강진)
- Shimen (石门镇 / 석문진)
- Wanbao (万宝镇 / 만보진)
- Liangbing (亮兵镇 / 량병진)
Townships:
- Xinhe Township (新合乡 / 신합향)
- Yongqing Township (永庆乡 / 영경향)
Climate
| Climate data for Antu, elevation 367 m (1,204 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
36.8 (98.2) |
35.5 (95.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
13.8 (56.8) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
11.4 (52.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.9 (5.2) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.1 (−6.0) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−1.4 (29.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37.1 (−34.8) |
−34.3 (−29.7) |
−26.2 (−15.2) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
−33.7 (−28.7) |
−37.1 (−34.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.2 (0.24) |
9.0 (0.35) |
18.3 (0.72) |
35.1 (1.38) |
71.6 (2.82) |
99.6 (3.92) |
155.4 (6.12) |
126.1 (4.96) |
64.6 (2.54) |
30.9 (1.22) |
22.1 (0.87) |
8.4 (0.33) |
647.3 (25.47) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 14.6 | 10.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 121.3 |
| Average snowy days | 8.2 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 47.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 64 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 67 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 165.2 | 178.0 | 207.4 | 200.9 | 217.0 | 197.1 | 179.5 | 176.4 | 191.2 | 188.8 | 149.0 | 143.4 | 2,193.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 57 | 60 | 56 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 39 | 41 | 52 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] all-time extreme temperature[6]all-time February high[7] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Erdaobaihezhen, Antu, elevation 721 m (2,365 ft), (2005–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
10.5 (50.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
4.0 (39.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.9 (−9.2) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
5.7 (42.3) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−2.5 (27.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.3 (0.21) |
14.4 (0.57) |
24.1 (0.95) |
39.0 (1.54) |
86.3 (3.40) |
104.4 (4.11) |
145.0 (5.71) |
158.5 (6.24) |
60.3 (2.37) |
36.7 (1.44) |
27.8 (1.09) |
11.5 (0.45) |
713.3 (28.08) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.8 | 7.8 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 15.6 | 17.6 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 145 |
| Average snowy days | 9.3 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 62.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 63 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 78 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 192.5 | 188.8 | 218.4 | 203.3 | 230.0 | 215.1 | 212.7 | 200.4 | 216.7 | 212.5 | 162.2 | 165.4 | 2,418 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 66 | 63 | 59 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 58 | 63 | 56 | 59 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[8][9] | |||||||||||||
