Gannan County
County in Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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Gannan (Chinese: 甘南; pinyin: Gānnán) is a county in Qiqihar, in the west of Heilongjiang province, China, about 50 km (31 mi) northwest of the city seat of Qiqihar and bordering Inner Mongolia to the west.[1]
Gannan County
甘南县 | |
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  Gannan Location of the seat in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates: 47.922°N 123.507°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Qiqihar |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,384 km2 (1,693 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 368,734 |
| • Density | 84.11/km2 (217.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
Gannan County is divided into 5 towns and 5 townships.[2]
- 5 towns
- Gannan (甘南镇), Xingshisi (兴十四镇), Pingyang (平阳镇), Dongyang (东阳镇), Jubao (巨宝镇)
- 5 townships
- Zhangshan (长山乡), Zhongxing (中兴乡), Xinglong (兴隆乡), Baoshan (宝山乡), Chahayang (查哈阳乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Gannan, elevation 185 m (607 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
38.7 (101.7) |
41.4 (106.5) |
38.7 (101.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
41.4 (106.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
2.9 (37.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.1 (1.2) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
4.3 (39.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.3 (−6.3) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−19.7 (−3.5) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −34.0 (−29.2) |
−32.8 (−27.0) |
−23.4 (−10.1) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
2.4 (36.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−31.3 (−24.3) |
−34.0 (−29.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.0 (0.08) |
2.5 (0.10) |
5.3 (0.21) |
18.3 (0.72) |
34.7 (1.37) |
90.8 (3.57) |
145.2 (5.72) |
118.2 (4.65) |
45.8 (1.80) |
16.7 (0.66) |
5.1 (0.20) |
5.1 (0.20) |
489.7 (19.28) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 13.6 | 11.8 | 8.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 81.7 |
| Average snowy days | 7.0 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 39 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63 | 56 | 47 | 42 | 46 | 62 | 73 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 57 | 65 | 59 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 206.8 | 227.3 | 275.1 | 271.4 | 283.9 | 275.6 | 264.9 | 262.0 | 254.6 | 234.6 | 196.4 | 182.7 | 2,935.3 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 75 | 78 | 74 | 66 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 67 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
