Tailai County (Chinese: 泰来县; pinyin: Tàilái Xiàn) is a county in the west of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the west and Jilin province to the south. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Qiqihar.

Tailai County
泰来县
T'ai-lai
Tailai in Qiqihar
Tailai in Qiqihar
Qiqihar in Heilongjiang
Qiqihar in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 46°23′38″N 123°25′01″E / 46.394°N 123.417°E / 46.394; 123.417
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Prefecture-level cityQiqihar
Area
 • Total
4,061 km2 (1,568 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
302,027
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Map including Tailai (labeled as T'ai-lai (walled) 泰來) (AMS, 1956)

Administrative divisions

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Tailai County is divided into 7 towns, 1 ethnic town and 2 ethnic townships.[1]

7 towns
1 ethnic town
2 ethnic townships

Demographics

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The population of the district was 322,562 in 1999.[2]

Climate

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Climate data for Tailai (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)
11.4
(52.5)
24.7
(76.5)
33.2
(91.8)
38.0
(100.4)
39.9
(103.8)
38.4
(101.1)
36.4
(97.5)
34.5
(94.1)
28.4
(83.1)
18.4
(65.1)
6.9
(44.4)
39.9
(103.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −10.3
(13.5)
−4.4
(24.1)
4.3
(39.7)
14.6
(58.3)
22.3
(72.1)
27.3
(81.1)
28.9
(84.0)
27.3
(81.1)
22.0
(71.6)
12.7
(54.9)
0.3
(32.5)
−8.9
(16.0)
11.3
(52.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −16.7
(1.9)
−11.3
(11.7)
−2.4
(27.7)
8.0
(46.4)
16.0
(60.8)
21.6
(70.9)
24.0
(75.2)
22.0
(71.6)
15.7
(60.3)
6.4
(43.5)
−5.4
(22.3)
−14.7
(5.5)
5.3
(41.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −21.9
(−7.4)
−17.4
(0.7)
−8.7
(16.3)
1.3
(34.3)
9.6
(49.3)
16.1
(61.0)
19.3
(66.7)
17.2
(63.0)
9.9
(49.8)
0.9
(33.6)
−10.2
(13.6)
−19.5
(−3.1)
−0.3
(31.5)
Record low °C (°F) −36.9
(−34.4)
−35.4
(−31.7)
−26.9
(−16.4)
−9.9
(14.2)
−2.4
(27.7)
2.8
(37.0)
8.9
(48.0)
7.0
(44.6)
−1.3
(29.7)
−15.5
(4.1)
−25.9
(−14.6)
−33.4
(−28.1)
−36.9
(−34.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.8
(0.07)
2.2
(0.09)
5.3
(0.21)
17.9
(0.70)
31.9
(1.26)
84.4
(3.32)
114.7
(4.52)
86.7
(3.41)
43.0
(1.69)
13.1
(0.52)
3.8
(0.15)
4.2
(0.17)
409
(16.11)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.9 1.9 3.0 4.3 7.7 11.6 12.4 10.3 7.4 4.1 3.2 4.7 73.5
Average snowy days 4.6 3.3 4.1 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 4.5 6.1 25.5
Average relative humidity (%) 63 54 45 41 46 61 72 72 63 54 57 64 58
Mean monthly sunshine hours 189.6 207.9 253.2 250.8 270.0 264.0 255.4 255.2 247.8 219.0 178.0 165.3 2,756.2
Percent possible sunshine 67 71 68 61 58 56 54 59 67 66 64 62 63
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "国家统计局 2019" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. ^ (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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