Dunhua

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Dunhua
—  County-level city  —
敦化市 · 둔화 시
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Chinese character 敦化市
 • Hanyu Pinyin Dūnhuà Shì
Korean transcription(s)
 • Hangul 둔화 시
 • Hanja 敦化市
 • Revised Romanisation Dun-hwa Si
 • McCune–Reischauer Tonhwa-si
Dunhua is located in Jilin
Dunhua
Location in Jilin province
Coordinates: 43°22′N 128°14′E / 43.367°N 128.233°E / 43.367; 128.233Coordinates: 43°22′N 128°14′E / 43.367°N 128.233°E / 43.367; 128.233
Country People's Republic of China
Province Jilin
Prefecture Yanbian
Seat Minzhu Subdistrict
Area
 • Total 11,963 km2 (4,619 sq mi)
Elevation 505 m (1,657 ft)
Population
 • Total 480,000
 • Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code 133700
Area code(s) 0433

Dunhua (Korean: 둔화; Chinese: 敦化) is a city in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in southeastern Jilin province, Northeast China. It has more than 480,000 inhabitants (as of 2002) and was the capital of Balhae between 742–756, known at the time as "Junggyeong". During the Qing Dynasty it was called Áodōng (敖东) in Chinese and Odoli in Manchu.[1]

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[edit] Climate

Climate data for Dunhua (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −9.5
(14.9)
−5.6
(21.9)
2.0
(35.6)
12.2
(54.0)
19.3
(66.7)
23.0
(73.4)
25.5
(77.9)
24.6
(76.3)
19.5
(67.1)
12.0
(53.6)
1.4
(34.5)
−6.6
(20.1)
9.82
(49.67)
Average low °C (°F) −22.8
(−9)
−19.2
(−2.6)
−10.7
(12.7)
−1.1
(30.0)
5.3
(41.5)
11.3
(52.3)
15.6
(60.1)
14.5
(58.1)
6.6
(43.9)
−1.5
(29.3)
−10.2
(13.6)
−18.7
(−1.7)
−2.58
(27.36)
Precipitation mm (inches) 4.8
(0.189)
4.8
(0.189)
11.9
(0.469)
29.0
(1.142)
59.7
(2.35)
116.1
(4.571)
151.8
(5.976)
138.0
(5.433)
65.4
(2.575)
28.8
(1.134)
14.8
(0.583)
6.6
(0.26)
631.7
(24.87)
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.3 5.6 7.3 10.1 12.6 16.2 16.2 15.4 11.2 8.5 8.0 6.6 123.0
Source: Weather China

[edit] Administrative Divisions

Dunhua has four subdistricts, 11 towns, and 5 townships.[2]

Subdistricts:

Towns:

Townships:

[edit] Sister cities

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://baike.baidu.com/view/6787.htm
  2. ^ "延边朝鲜族自治州-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Simplified Chinese). xzqh.org. http://www.xzqh.org/html/list/93.html. Retrieved 2011-04-28. 
  3. ^ ¢Æ Μ¿Àû±¸ ȨÆäàìáö¿¡ ¿À½Å °Í໠ȯ¿Μçõ´Ï´Ù ¢Æ

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