Hulan District

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Hulan District (simplified Chinese: 呼兰区; traditional Chinese: 呼蘭區; pinyin: Hūlán Qū) is one of nine districts of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China. It covers part of the northeastern suburbs. The district was approved to establish from the former Hulan County (呼兰县) by the Chinese State Council on February 4, 2004.[4] It borders Bayan County to the east, Bin County to the southeast, Daowai District to the south, and Songbei District to the southwest, as well as the prefecture-level city of Suihua to the northwest.

Hulan
呼兰区
Location of Hulan in Harbin
Location of Hulan in Harbin
Harbin in Heilongjiang
Harbin in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 45°53′21″N 126°35′18″E / 45.8893°N 126.5883°E / 45.8893; 126.5883[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Sub-provincial cityHarbin
Area
 • Total2,185.9 km2 (844.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[3]
 • Total527,705
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
1505XX
Websitehulan.gov.cn

History

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After World War II, the Hulan District was home of Manchukuo veterans who became homeless because they failed to conscript the newly People's Liberation Army.

Administrative divisions

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Hulan District is divided into 17 subdistricts, 7 towns and 3 townships.[5]

17 subdistricts
7 towns
3 townships

Climate

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Climate data for Hulan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 1.5
(34.7)
9.9
(49.8)
19.9
(67.8)
31.0
(87.8)
34.3
(93.7)
38.7
(101.7)
36.7
(98.1)
35.1
(95.2)
31.5
(88.7)
26.0
(78.8)
16.9
(62.4)
8.0
(46.4)
38.7
(101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −12.6
(9.3)
−6.8
(19.8)
2.8
(37.0)
13.6
(56.5)
21.5
(70.7)
26.4
(79.5)
28.0
(82.4)
26.7
(80.1)
21.6
(70.9)
12.5
(54.5)
−0.2
(31.6)
−10.8
(12.6)
10.2
(50.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −18.4
(−1.1)
−13.2
(8.2)
−3.2
(26.2)
7.4
(45.3)
15.5
(59.9)
21.0
(69.8)
23.4
(74.1)
21.7
(71.1)
15.4
(59.7)
6.3
(43.3)
−5.3
(22.5)
−16.0
(3.2)
4.6
(40.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −23.7
(−10.7)
−19.4
(−2.9)
−9.1
(15.6)
1.0
(33.8)
9.1
(48.4)
15.6
(60.1)
18.9
(66.0)
17.2
(63.0)
9.7
(49.5)
0.8
(33.4)
−10
(14)
−20.9
(−5.6)
−0.9
(30.4)
Record low °C (°F) −35.6
(−32.1)
−33.3
(−27.9)
−28.9
(−20.0)
−10.1
(13.8)
−3.0
(26.6)
5.9
(42.6)
9.0
(48.2)
8.0
(46.4)
−1.0
(30.2)
−13.2
(8.2)
−28.8
(−19.8)
−34.2
(−29.6)
−35.6
(−32.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.6
(0.14)
3.3
(0.13)
8.6
(0.34)
19.5
(0.77)
52.5
(2.07)
93.2
(3.67)
143.8
(5.66)
99.7
(3.93)
58.4
(2.30)
21.5
(0.85)
12.3
(0.48)
6.4
(0.25)
522.8
(20.59)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.6 3.4 5.1 6.5 10.8 13.2 14.2 12.0 9.5 5.7 5.5 6.3 96.8
Average snowy days 5.9 4.7 5.0 2.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.1 5.6 7.8 33.3
Average relative humidity (%) 73 67 57 50 53 66 78 79 72 63 66 73 66
Mean monthly sunshine hours 163.6 189.8 232.9 229.5 250.1 252.8 242.6 237.9 231.4 198.7 159.1 148.2 2,536.6
Percent possible sunshine 58 65 63 56 54 54 51 55 62 60 57 55 58
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]

See also

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  • Hulan River
  • Tales of Hulan River, by Xiao Hong: a description of life in Hulan District, during the period 1910–1930.

References

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  1. ^ "Hulan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ Harbin Statistical Yearbook 2011 (《哈尔滨统计年鉴2011》). Accessed 8 July 2014.
  3. ^ 全国各县市区人口排名 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  4. ^ 国务院关于同意黑龙江省调整哈尔滨市部分行政区划的批复(国函〔2004〕10号) (in Simplified Chinese). gov.cn. 2004-02-04. Retrieved 2019-07-22.; (呼兰区)人文历史 (in Simplified Chinese). hulan.gov.cn. 2006-08-15. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
  5. ^ "国家统计局 2019" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  7. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 September 2023.