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Linjiang
临江
临江市
Location in Baishan City
Location in Baishan City
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
Prefecture-level cityBaishan
Township-level divisions6 subdistricts
6 towns
1 township
Municipal seatJianguo Subdistrict (建国街道)
Area
 • Total3,009 km2 (1,162 sq mi)
Elevation
341 m (1,119 ft)
Population
 • Total190,000
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
134600

Linjiang (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: 臨江; pinyin: Línjiāng) is a county-level city in southern Jilin province, People's Republic of China, located to the east of Tonghua, and not far from the border with North Korea. It is a county-level city under the administration of Baishan.

Geography

Linjiang has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long, very cold winters, and very warm, humid summers. Monthly average temperatures range from −15.6 °C (3.9 °F) in January to 22.4 °C (72.3 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 5.30 °C (41.5 °F). Though the annual total is generous, precipitation is quite low during the winter and rainfall is concentrated in the months of June through August.

Climate data for Linjiang (1971−2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −8.2
(17.2)
−2.7
(27.1)
5.4
(41.7)
15.2
(59.4)
21.5
(70.7)
25.6
(78.1)
28.2
(82.8)
27.4
(81.3)
21.8
(71.2)
14.5
(58.1)
3.8
(38.8)
−5.6
(21.9)
12.2
(54.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −21.3
(−6.3)
−16.6
(2.1)
−6.9
(19.6)
1.1
(34.0)
7.2
(45.0)
13.5
(56.3)
18.1
(64.6)
17.3
(63.1)
9.6
(49.3)
0.8
(33.4)
−7.3
(18.9)
−16.8
(1.8)
−0.11
(31.80)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10.6
(0.42)
9.7
(0.38)
18.5
(0.73)
44.1
(1.74)
77.5
(3.05)
121.0
(4.76)
190.6
(7.50)
163.7
(6.44)
73.0
(2.87)
37.2
(1.46)
29.9
(1.18)
16.0
(0.63)
791.8
(31.16)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.8 7.4 8.6 10.6 14.3 15.8 17.9 15.1 11.5 9.8 10.1 9.8 139.7
Average relative humidity (%) 71 65 59 56 62 73 79 81 78 67 69 72 69
Mean monthly sunshine hours 162.2 178.9 217.0 212.6 224.9 207.4 191.4 185.5 172.6 190.9 149.4 139.6 2,232.4
Source: China Meteorological Administration

Administrative divisions

There are six subdistricts, six towns and one townships under the city's administration:[1]

Subdistricts

Towns:

The only township is Mayihe Township (蚂蚁河乡)

See also

References

  1. ^ "2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:临江市" (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-02-19.