Raohe County (simplified Chinese: 饶河县; traditional Chinese: 饒河縣; pinyin: Ráohé Xiàn) is a county of far eastern Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, bordering Russia's Khabarovsk Krai and Primorsky Krai to the east. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shuangyashan.
Raohe County
饶河县 | |
|---|---|
 Raohe in Shuangyashan | |
.png) Shuangyashan in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates: 46°47′53″N 134°00′50″E / 46.798°N 134.014°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Shuangyashan |
| Area | |
| • Land | 6,613 km2 (2,553 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 140,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
editRaohe County is divided into 4 towns and 5 townships.[1]
- 4 towns
- 5 townships
Demographics
editThe population of the district was 136,195 in 1999.[2]
Climate
editCool summer, severe cold winter, rain and heat at the same time are the climatic characteristics of Raohe County.
| Climate data for Raohe (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
37.3 (99.1) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.5 (97.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
37.3 (99.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −13.4 (7.9) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
0.7 (33.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
11.6 (52.9) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −19.5 (−3.1) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
5.4 (41.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
3.0 (37.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −25.0 (−13.0) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−2.2 (27.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.1 (−45.6) |
−39.2 (−38.6) |
−32.7 (−26.9) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
0.7 (33.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−31.5 (−24.7) |
−36.9 (−34.4) |
−43.1 (−45.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.7 (0.34) |
6.6 (0.26) |
16.9 (0.67) |
31.3 (1.23) |
66.0 (2.60) |
66.8 (2.63) |
138.5 (5.45) |
133.7 (5.26) |
70.0 (2.76) |
43.2 (1.70) |
19.6 (0.77) |
12.8 (0.50) |
614.1 (24.17) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.0 | 5.9 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 11.2 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 124.8 |
| Average snowy days | 11.6 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 10.4 | 12.7 | 61.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 65 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 78 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 161.2 | 193.3 | 232.7 | 216.7 | 238.9 | 235.9 | 231.0 | 211.6 | 207.9 | 183.8 | 150.5 | 143.6 | 2,407.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 58 | 66 | 63 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Notes and references
edit- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ (in English) 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.
External links
edit- (in Chinese) Government site - Google translation
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