Wangqing County (simplified Chinese: 汪清县; traditional Chinese: 汪清縣; pinyin: Wāngqīng Xiàn; Korean: 왕칭현) is a county of southeastern Jilin province, China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. The county's name Wangqing comes from the Manchu language meaning fortress.
Wangqing County
汪清县 · 왕청현 | |
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  Wangqing Location in Jilin | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′N 129°46′E / 43.317°N 129.767°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Prefecture | Yanbian |
| County seat | Wangqing Town (汪清镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,994 km2 (3,473 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 236 m (774 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 260,000 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 133200 |
| Wangqing County | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 汪清县 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 汪清縣 | ||||||
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| Chinese Korean name | |||||||
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 왕청현 | ||||||
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| Hangul | 왕칭현 | ||||||
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Administrative divisions
editWangqing has eight towns and one township.[1]
Towns:
- Wangqing (汪清镇 / 왕청진)
- Daxinggou (大兴沟镇 / 대흥구진)
- Tianqiaoling (天桥岭镇 / 천교령진)
- Luozigou (罗子沟镇 / 라자구진)
- Chunyang (春阳镇 / 춘양진)
- Fuxing (复兴镇 / 복흥진)
- Baicaogou (百草沟镇 / 백초구진)
- Dongguang (东光镇 / 동광진)
The only township is Jiguan Township (鸡冠乡 / 계관향)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Wangqing (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.3 (99.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
11.9 (53.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.3 (4.5) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
4.7 (40.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.0 (−7.6) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−1.2 (29.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.3 (−33.3) |
−33.1 (−27.6) |
−24.2 (−11.6) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−27.5 (−17.5) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
−36.3 (−33.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.5 (0.26) |
6.5 (0.26) |
15.2 (0.60) |
28.5 (1.12) |
65.5 (2.58) |
73.4 (2.89) |
121.0 (4.76) |
117.2 (4.61) |
66.3 (2.61) |
32.2 (1.27) |
20.5 (0.81) |
8.0 (0.31) |
560.8 (22.08) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 13.7 | 14.4 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 105.8 |
| Average snowy days | 5.6 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 38.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 64 | 76 | 81 | 82 | 78 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 180.6 | 197.6 | 227.6 | 215.4 | 220.1 | 195.7 | 181.8 | 188.7 | 202.6 | 199.6 | 159.5 | 158.6 | 2,327.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 62 | 66 | 61 | 53 | 48 | 43 | 39 | 44 | 55 | 59 | 55 | 57 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Luozigouzhen, Wangqing (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.2 (15.4) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
3.3 (37.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
10.8 (51.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
3.7 (38.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −23.2 (−9.8) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
7.3 (45.1) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−19.9 (−3.8) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.3 (0.21) |
5.6 (0.22) |
12.8 (0.50) |
23.9 (0.94) |
57.8 (2.28) |
74.1 (2.92) |
118.5 (4.67) |
109.5 (4.31) |
59.1 (2.33) |
32.6 (1.28) |
18.5 (0.73) |
7.5 (0.30) |
525.2 (20.69) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 11.7 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 115.3 |
| Average snowy days | 7.3 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 47.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 60 | 71 | 78 | 80 | 75 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 193.4 | 204.5 | 231.4 | 219.3 | 223.8 | 223.2 | 207.3 | 195.3 | 204.4 | 205.2 | 168.9 | 171.3 | 2,448 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 67 | 69 | 62 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 55 | 61 | 59 | 62 | 57 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Notable people from Wangqing County
editReferences
edit- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：汪清县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
External links
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