Linjiang
Linjiang
临江市 | |
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| Location in Baishan City Location in Baishan City | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Prefecture-level city | Baishan |
| Township-level divisions | 6 subdistricts 6 towns 1 township |
| Municipal seat | Jianguo Subdistrict (建国街道) |
| Area | |
| 3,009 km2 (1,162 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 170.84 km2 (65.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 341 m (1,119 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| 162,000 | |
| • Density | 53.8/km2 (139/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 97,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 134600 |
Linjiang (simplified Chinese: 临江; traditional Chinese: 臨江; pinyin: Línjiāng; listed as Linkiang on old maps) is a county-level city in Baishan, Jilin, China. It is located to the east of Tonghua, and borders North Korea along the Yalu River.
Culture
[edit | edit source]During 1953–76, there was a total of twenty-one Chinese films being shot on location in Linjiang, including Visitors on the Icy Mountain.[2]
Geography and climate
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Linjiang has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long, very cold winters, and very warm, humid summers. Monthly average temperatures range from −15.3 °C (4.5 °F) in January to 22.3 °C (72.1 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 5.57 °C (42.0 °F). Though the annual total is generous, precipitation is quite low during the winter and rainfall is concentrated in the months of June through August. Sunshine is generous but falling far short of the central and western parts of Jilin; with monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 42% in July to 60% in February, there are 2,232 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Linjiang, elevation 380 m (1,250 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.8 (96.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.8 (5.4) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
5.7 (42.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.3 (−4.5) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
0.3 (32.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.5 (−28.3) |
−29.4 (−20.9) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−24.5 (−12.1) |
−29.5 (−21.1) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.0 (0.39) |
14.3 (0.56) |
23.7 (0.93) |
39.3 (1.55) |
84.3 (3.32) |
111.1 (4.37) |
196.2 (7.72) |
161.5 (6.36) |
67.0 (2.64) |
43.1 (1.70) |
37.4 (1.47) |
18.0 (0.71) |
805.9 (31.72) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.3 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 13.8 | 15.0 | 16.3 | 14.9 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 132.2 |
| Average snowy days | 10.4 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 55.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 64 | 59 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 69 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 165.9 | 175.9 | 205.7 | 200.3 | 216.6 | 198.9 | 191.5 | 187.2 | 179.5 | 188.0 | 142.4 | 141.6 | 2,193.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 56 | 58 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 49 | 50 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4][5] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
[edit | edit source]There are six subdistricts, six towns and one townships under the city's administration:[6]
Subdistricts
- Jianguo Subdistrict (建国街道), Xinshi Subdistrict (新市街道), Xinglong Subdistrict (兴隆街道), Dahu Subdistrict (大湖街道), Sengong Subdistrict (森工街道), Dalizi Subdistrict (大栗子街道)
Towns:
The only township is Mayihe Township (蚂蚁河乡)
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
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