Bin County, or Binxian (simplified Chinese: 宾县; traditional Chinese: 賓縣; pinyin: Bīn Xiàn), is a county of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang. Its seat is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of central Harbin. It borders Bayan County and Mulan County to the north, Fangzheng County to the east, Yanshou County to the southeast, Shangzhi to the south, Acheng District to the southwest, Daowai District to the west, and Hulan District to the northwest.
Bin County
宾县 | |
|---|---|
 Location of Bin in Harbin | |
  Binxian Location of the seat in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′25″N 127°29′06″E / 45.757°N 127.485°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Sub-provincial city | Harbin |
| Divisions | 12 towns 5 townships |
| Seat | Binzhou (宾州镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,844.7 km2 (1,484.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 163 m (535 ft) |
| Population (2019)[3] | |
• Total | 567,313 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 1504XX |
| Area code | 0451 |
Administrative divisions
editThere are 12 towns and five townships in the county:[4][5]
Towns (镇)
editTownships (乡)
edit- Yonghe Township (永和乡)
- Niaohe Township (鸟河乡)
- Minhe Township (民和乡)
- Jingjian Township (经建乡)
- Sanbao Township (三宝乡)
Demographics
editThe population of the district was 596,640 in 1999.[6]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Binxian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
29.3 (84.7) |
34.1 (93.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
10.3 (50.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.1 (1.2) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
7.6 (45.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.8 (−7.2) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
1.9 (35.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −34.0 (−29.2) |
−33.1 (−27.6) |
−23.9 (−11.0) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−31.6 (−24.9) |
−34.0 (−29.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.9 (0.15) |
5.1 (0.20) |
12.7 (0.50) |
21.2 (0.83) |
66.3 (2.61) |
92.1 (3.63) |
154.8 (6.09) |
118.7 (4.67) |
65.0 (2.56) |
28.2 (1.11) |
15.1 (0.59) |
8.0 (0.31) |
591.1 (23.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 12.5 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 10.6 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 111.8 |
| Average snowy days | 8.1 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 8.4 | 10.7 | 48 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 63 | 56 | 50 | 54 | 66 | 76 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 64 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 177.4 | 202.3 | 241.8 | 240.0 | 261.9 | 268.4 | 259.8 | 244.9 | 234.7 | 195.4 | 161.6 | 155.9 | 2,644.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 69 | 65 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 63 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
Transport
edit- G1011 Harbin–Tongjiang Expressway, which provides access to downtown Harbin
Notes and references
edit- ^ "Binxian" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ Harbin Statistical Yearbook 2011 (《哈尔滨统计年鉴2011》). Accessed 8 July 2014.
- ^ 全国各县市区人口排名 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：宾县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ^ "国家统计局 2019" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- ^ 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.
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