Sunwu County
Sunwu County
孙吴县 | |
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  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
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 −24.5 °C (−12.1 °F) in January to 19.9 °C (67.8 °F), and although temperatures consistently average above 10 °C (50 °F) from May to September, the annual mean, at −0.59 °C (30.9 °F), is low enough to form sporadic permafrost on sheltered sites, which is unusual for areas with this climatic classification. More than 70% 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 County (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −15.8 (3.6) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
7.0 (44.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −31.1 (−24.0) |
−27.5 (−17.5) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−27.9 (−18.2) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.8 (0.19) |
3.2 (0.13) |
6.8 (0.27) |
24.4 (0.96) |
42.5 (1.67) |
86.3 (3.40) |
145.1 (5.71) |
114.2 (4.50) |
69.3 (2.73) |
25.2 (0.99) |
9.7 (0.38) |
6.4 (0.25) |
537.9 (21.18) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.3 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 11.0 | 13.9 | 15.4 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 115.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 70 | 64 | 57 | 57 | 73 | 81 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 70 | 75 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 170.3 | 206.3 | 246.2 | 223.1 | 258.3 | 263.3 | 252.9 | 238.4 | 210.9 | 194.8 | 163.8 | 147.6 | 2,575.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 64 | 73 | 67 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 58 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
There is one subdistrict, two towns and nine townships in the county:[1]
The only subdistrict is Sunwuchengqu Subdistrict (孙吴城区街道)
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
- China National Highway 202
- Beihei Railway
References
- ^ 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.
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