Zhenlai County
County in Jilin, People's Republic of China
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Zhenlai County (simplified Chinese: 镇赉县; traditional Chinese: 鎮賚縣; pinyin: Zhènlài Xiàn) is a county in northwestern Jilin province, China, occupying the northernmost part of the province and bordering Heilongjiang to the east and Inner Mongolia to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baicheng, with a population of 310,000[when?] residing in an area of 5,389 km2 (2,081 sq mi).
Zhenlai County
镇赉县 | |
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Zhenlai in Baicheng | |
.png) Baicheng in Jilin | |
| Coordinates: 45°50′51″N 123°12′00″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Prefecture-level city | Baicheng |
| County seat | Zhenlai Town (镇赉镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,389 km2 (2,081 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 310,000 |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 137300 |
Administrative divisions
There are seven towns, two townships, and two ethnic township.[1]
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Towns:
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Townships:
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Climate
| Climate data for Zhenlai, elevation 141 m (463 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) | 4.2 (39.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
32.7 (90.9) |
39.3 (102.7) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
36.9 (98.4) |
33.9 (93.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.5 (14.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.3 (2.7) |
−11.0 (12.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.8 (−7.2) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
0.9 (33.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37.7 (−35.9) |
−38.0 (−36.4) |
−22.6 (−8.7) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−19.7 (−3.5) |
−27.3 (−17.1) |
−34.6 (−30.3) |
−38.0 (−36.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.8 (0.07) |
2.3 (0.09) |
4.9 (0.19) |
16.4 (0.65) |
37.0 (1.46) |
84.2 (3.31) |
115.5 (4.55) |
69.7 (2.74) |
41.0 (1.61) |
13.7 (0.54) |
4.5 (0.18) |
4.0 (0.16) |
395 (15.55) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 7.7 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 9.7 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 72.5 |
| Average snowy days | 4.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 23.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 51 | 42 | 39 | 46 | 60 | 72 | 73 | 63 | 53 | 56 | 62 | 57 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 208.3 | 226.5 | 269.6 | 263.8 | 283.8 | 273.9 | 267.1 | 269.8 | 258.8 | 234.2 | 193.8 | 185.6 | 2,935.2 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 74 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 62 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 67 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
