Huachuan County
County in Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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Huachuan County (simplified Chinese: 桦川县; traditional Chinese: 樺川縣; pinyin: Huàchuān Xiàn) is a county of eastern Heilongjiang province in the People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Jiamusi.
Huachuan County
桦川县 | |
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  Huachuan Location in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates: 46°58′N 130°49′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiamusi |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,260 km2 (870 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 202,827 |
| • Density | 89.7/km2 (232/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
Huachuan County is divided into 5 towns and 4 townships.[1]
- 5 towns
- Hengtoushan (横头山镇), Sujiadian (苏家店镇), Yuelai (悦来镇), Xincheng (新城镇), Simajia (四马架镇)
- 4 townships
- Donghe (东河乡), Lifeng (梨丰乡), Chuangye (创业乡), Xinghuo (星火乡)
Demographics
The population of the district was 212,323 in 1999.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Huachuan, elevation 78 m (256 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) | 1.0 (33.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.7 (90.9) |
36.8 (98.2) |
36.6 (97.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
36.8 (98.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.6 (9.3) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
1.6 (34.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.6 (−1.5) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −24.1 (−11.4) |
−20.4 (−4.7) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
−1.6 (29.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −38.2 (−36.8) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
−30.7 (−23.3) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.7 (45.9) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−27.9 (−18.2) |
−35.0 (−31.0) |
−38.2 (−36.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.4 (0.21) |
4.4 (0.17) |
12.1 (0.48) |
24.0 (0.94) |
56.5 (2.22) |
91.1 (3.59) |
124.2 (4.89) |
122.1 (4.81) |
59.7 (2.35) |
31.6 (1.24) |
13.0 (0.51) |
9.1 (0.36) |
553.2 (21.77) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.2 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 11.4 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 10.6 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 103.7 |
| Average snowy days | 6.7 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 38.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 66 | 61 | 57 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 83 | 75 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 176.7 | 198.0 | 235.2 | 227.8 | 249.8 | 244.0 | 241.6 | 229.7 | 220.7 | 194.6 | 162.6 | 156.8 | 2,537.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 63 | 68 | 63 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 53 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 58 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
