Huzhong District
Huzhong
呼中(行政)区 | |
|---|---|
.png) Location of Huzhong (red) in Daxing'anling Prefecture (yellow), Heilongjiang province, and the PRC | |
  Huzhong Location in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates: 52°02′N 123°35′E / 52.033°N 123.583°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture | Daxing'anling |
| District seat | Huzhong |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,400 km2 (3,600 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 511 m (1,677 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 16,359 |
| • Density | 1.7/km2 (4.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Huzhong District (simplified Chinese: 呼中区; traditional Chinese: 呼中區; pinyin: Hūzhōng Qū) is a de facto district of Daxing'anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang province, China. Huzhong District is not an official administrative entity, it is de jure under the jurisdiction of Huma County.
In an average year, temperatures drop to or below −40 °C (−40 °F) on more than 30 days.[2]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Huzhong District is divided into 4 towns.[3]
- 4 towns
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Huzhong, elevation 515 m (1,690 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
34.9 (94.8) |
39.7 (103.5) |
37.7 (99.9) |
35.9 (96.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
28.4 (83.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
0.2 (32.4) |
39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −17.2 (1.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
5.6 (42.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −27.5 (−17.5) |
−22.4 (−8.3) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
9.1 (48.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−26.6 (−15.9) |
−3.3 (26.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −35.1 (−31.2) |
−32.4 (−26.3) |
−22.6 (−8.7) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
0.4 (32.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−23.2 (−9.8) |
−33.3 (−27.9) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −49.8 (−57.6) |
−47.9 (−54.2) |
−42.3 (−44.1) |
−31.1 (−24.0) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−28.0 (−18.4) |
−42.5 (−44.5) |
−46.2 (−51.2) |
−49.8 (−57.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.4 (0.21) |
3.8 (0.15) |
6.3 (0.25) |
18.7 (0.74) |
49.0 (1.93) |
90.1 (3.55) |
132.1 (5.20) |
98.6 (3.88) |
57.2 (2.25) |
22.3 (0.88) |
9.8 (0.39) |
7.5 (0.30) |
500.8 (19.73) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 12.1 | 15.6 | 18.6 | 16.5 | 12.6 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 128.7 |
| Average snowy days | 10.6 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 8.9 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 70.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 66 | 61 | 55 | 57 | 73 | 81 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 69 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 149.0 | 201.4 | 260.9 | 241.0 | 236.7 | 239.3 | 198.3 | 192.2 | 182.5 | 180.0 | 149.8 | 123.5 | 2,354.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 57 | 71 | 70 | 57 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 56 | 58 | 52 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ "2020年大兴安岭地区第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Daxing'anling Prefecture. 2021-05-31.
- ^ Huzhong: The coldest town in China People's Daily 4 January 2015
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ 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.
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