Longjiang County
County in Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
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Longjiang (simplified Chinese: 龙江; traditional Chinese: 龍江; pinyin: Lóngjiāng) is a county under the jurisdiction of Qiqihar City in the west of Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic of China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the west and southwest. It is the home of astronaut Zhai Zhigang.
Longjiang County
龙江县 | |
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  Longjiang Location of the seat in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates: 47°19′49″N 123°11′01″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Qiqihar |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,197 km2 (2,393 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 580,847 |
| • Density | 93.73/km2 (242.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
The county has an area of 6,197 km2 (2,393 sq mi) and a population of approximately 600,000.
Administrative divisions
Climate
| Climate data for Longjiang, elevation 209 m (686 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) | 6.7 (44.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
39.1 (102.4) |
41.5 (106.7) |
40.8 (105.4) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.2 (97.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
10.7 (51.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.6 (2.1) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
4.8 (40.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.9 (−5.6) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−19 (−2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −34.0 (−29.2) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
−21.9 (−7.4) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−24.5 (−12.1) |
−32.6 (−26.7) |
−34.0 (−29.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.8 (0.07) |
2.5 (0.10) |
5.1 (0.20) |
17.2 (0.68) |
33.8 (1.33) |
93.6 (3.69) |
146.1 (5.75) |
115.4 (4.54) |
50.8 (2.00) |
16.3 (0.64) |
5.1 (0.20) |
5.1 (0.20) |
492.8 (19.4) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 11.8 | 8.1 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 79 |
| Average snowy days | 5.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 32.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 60 | 52 | 41 | 39 | 43 | 60 | 72 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 53 | 61 | 56 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 182.1 | 204.4 | 250.8 | 245.8 | 263.2 | 253.8 | 249.5 | 246.6 | 239.9 | 217.3 | 171.3 | 155.1 | 2,679.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 66 | 70 | 67 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 57 | 64 | 66 | 62 | 59 | 61 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
