Hulin
County-level city in Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
Hulin 45°46′N 132°56′E / 45.767°N 132.933°E / 45.767; 132.933 | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Jixi |
| Municipal seat | Hulin Town (虎林镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,328.71 km2 (3,601.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 85 m (280 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 317,884 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 230381 |
| Climate | Dwb |
| Website | hljhulin |
Hulin (Chinese: 虎林; pinyin: Hǔlín; lit. 'tiger forest') is a county-level city on the Muling River in southeastern Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. With a population of around 200,000, it is under the administration of Jixi. Nearby are Lake Xingkai, 51 kilometres (32 mi) to the southwest, the Usuri River, which forms the Russian border 38 kilometres (24 mi) to the east. The main agricultural products include soybeans, cattle, milk, various organic produces, and lumber.[1]
Geography and climate
Hulin has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with long, bitterly cold, but dry winters, and warm, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −17.9 °C (0 °F) in January to 21.5 °C (71 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 3.8 °C (38.8 °F). More than 2/3 of the year's precipitation occurs from June to September.
| Climate data for Hulin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) | 7.9 (46.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 32.0 (89.6) | 38.2 (100.8) | 35.2 (95.4) | 34.7 (94.5) | 32.1 (89.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 17.4 (63.3) | 5.0 (41.0) | 38.2 (100.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.3 (9.9) | −7.2 (19.0) | 1.3 (34.3) | 11.6 (52.9) | 19.1 (66.4) | 23.7 (74.7) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 20.9 (69.6) | 12.2 (54.0) | −0.4 (31.3) | −10.4 (13.3) | 9.2 (48.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.5 (0.5) | −12.8 (9.0) | −3.7 (25.3) | 6.0 (42.8) | 13.5 (56.3) | 18.7 (65.7) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 15.1 (59.2) | 6.5 (43.7) | −5.0 (23.0) | −15.2 (4.6) | 4.0 (39.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.3 (−8.1) | −18.3 (−0.9) | −8.7 (16.3) | 0.8 (33.4) | 8.2 (46.8) | 14.3 (57.7) | 18.1 (64.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 10.1 (50.2) | 1.5 (34.7) | −9.4 (15.1) | −19.7 (−3.5) | −0.7 (30.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −34.7 (−30.5) | −32.2 (−26.0) | −30.3 (−22.5) | −11.0 (12.2) | −3.4 (25.9) | 5.0 (41.0) | 10.6 (51.1) | 6.1 (43.0) | −2.6 (27.3) | −14.4 (6.1) | −27.6 (−17.7) | −32.2 (−26.0) | −34.7 (−30.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.2 (0.36) | 7.4 (0.29) | 20.6 (0.81) | 34.2 (1.35) | 68.0 (2.68) | 83.0 (3.27) | 120.7 (4.75) | 119.4 (4.70) | 69.4 (2.73) | 47.7 (1.88) | 23.7 (0.93) | 15.1 (0.59) | 618.4 (24.34) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.8 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 116.8 |
| Average snowy days | 10.1 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 9.4 | 12.1 | 58.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 65 | 75 | 81 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 67 | 71 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 171.6 | 195.5 | 238.8 | 226.6 | 242.2 | 230.2 | 223.1 | 221.1 | 225.0 | 196.4 | 162.1 | 148.8 | 2,481.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 61 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 51 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 57 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[4] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
Hulin City is divided into 7 towns and 4 townships.[5]
- 7 towns
- Hulin (虎林镇), Dongfanghong (东方红镇), Yingchun (迎春镇), Hutou (虎头镇), Yanggang (杨岗镇), Dongcheng (东诚镇), Baodong (宝东镇)
- 4 townships
- Xinyue (新乐乡), Weiguang (伟光乡), Zhenbaodao (珍宝岛乡), Abei (阿北乡)
See also
References
- ^ Hulin Government web site.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ 虎林 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "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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