Sunwu County
Sunwu County
孙吴县 | |
|---|---|
  Sunwu Location in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′N 127°20′E / 49.433°N 127.333°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Heihe |
| Township-level divisions | 1 subdistrict 2 towns 9 townships |
| County seat | Sunwuchengqu Subdistrict (孙吴城区街道) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,448 km2 (1,717 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 226 m (741 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 104,717 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 164200 |
| Area code | 0456 |
Sunwu County (simplified Chinese: 孙吴县; traditional Chinese: 孫吳縣; pinyin: Sūnwú Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Heihe City in the north of Heilongjiang province, China, situated on the bank of Amur River, which demarcates the Sino-Russian border. The length of border line within Sunwu county is 36 km (22 mi).
Sunwu County is surrounded by Lesser Khingan Mountains, and its forest coverage is 45%. The urbanization level is 40%.[citation needed]
Geography and climate
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Sunwu County has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb) with very warm, humid summers and severely cold, extremely dry winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −23.3 °C (−9.9 °F) in January to 20.4 °C (68.7 °F), while the annual mean is +0.18 °C (32.3 °F). More than three-fourths of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 52% in July to 73% in February, the area receives 2,576 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Sunwu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
38.7 (101.7) |
36.2 (97.2) |
34.1 (93.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
38.7 (101.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −14.7 (5.5) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −22.5 (−8.5) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
0.8 (33.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −28.1 (−18.6) |
−24.7 (−12.5) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−26 (−15) |
−5.3 (22.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −48.1 (−54.6) |
−44.8 (−48.6) |
−39.9 (−39.8) |
−22.2 (−8.0) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−27.9 (−18.2) |
−36.2 (−33.2) |
−43.3 (−45.9) |
−48.1 (−54.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.5 (0.22) |
5.6 (0.22) |
9.7 (0.38) |
21.5 (0.85) |
48.5 (1.91) |
94.8 (3.73) |
139.4 (5.49) |
120.4 (4.74) |
65.3 (2.57) |
27.5 (1.08) |
11.4 (0.45) |
8.4 (0.33) |
558 (21.97) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.4 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 11.3 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 14.4 | 10.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 112.9 |
| Average snowy days | 10.4 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 55.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 68 | 61 | 54 | 56 | 70 | 79 | 81 | 72 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 161.3 | 198.7 | 240.5 | 229.9 | 244.2 | 241.2 | 230.2 | 220.0 | 212.2 | 185.5 | 155.6 | 137.8 | 2,457.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 60 | 69 | 65 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 55 | 56 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[3] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
[edit]There are two towns and nine townships in the county:[4][5]
Towns:
Townships:
- Xixing Township (西兴乡), Yanjiang Manchu Township (沿江满族乡), Yaotun Township (腰屯乡), Woniuhe Township (卧牛河乡), Qunshan Township (群山乡), Fendou Township (奋斗乡), Hongqi Township (红旗乡), Zhengyangshan Township (正阳山乡), Qingxi Township (清溪乡)
Transport
[edit]- China National Highway 202
- Beihei Railway
References
[edit]- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ 孙吴 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：孙吴县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
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