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Heishan County

Coordinates: 41°42′N 122°07′E / 41.700°N 122.117°E / 41.700; 122.117
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Heishan
黑山县
Location in Jinzhou City
Location in Jinzhou City
Heishan is located in Liaoning
Heishan
Heishan
Location of the seat in Liaoning
Coordinates: 41°42′N 122°07′E / 41.700°N 122.117°E / 41.700; 122.117
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceLiaoning
Prefecture-level cityJinzhou
Area
 • Total
2,515 km2 (971 sq mi)
Elevation
23 m (74 ft)
Population
 (2020 census[1])
 • Total
451,206
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
121400
Area code0416

Heishan (Chinese: 黑山; pinyin: Hēishān; lit. 'black mountain') is a county of north-central Liaoning, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration and occupies the northeastern corner of Jinzhou City.

Administrative divisions

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There are 17 towns, six townships, and two ethnic townships in the county.

Towns:

Townships:

Climate

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Heishan has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), characterised by hot, humid summers and long, cold and windy, but dry winters. The four seasons here are distinctive. A majority of the annual rainfall of 571 mm (22.5 in) occurs in July and August alone. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −10.0 °C (14.0 °F) in January to 24.0 °C (75.2 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 8.32 °C (47.0 °F). The frost-free period lasts an average 160 days.

Climate data for Heishan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.3
(46.9)
14.7
(58.5)
19.6
(67.3)
29.6
(85.3)
36.2
(97.2)
37.4
(99.3)
37.5
(99.5)
35.7
(96.3)
33.5
(92.3)
29.4
(84.9)
19.8
(67.6)
12.0
(53.6)
37.5
(99.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7)
1.0
(33.8)
8.0
(46.4)
16.8
(62.2)
23.8
(74.8)
27.1
(80.8)
28.9
(84.0)
28.6
(83.5)
24.8
(76.6)
16.8
(62.2)
6.1
(43.0)
−1.7
(28.9)
14.7
(58.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.8
(14.4)
−5.3
(22.5)
1.7
(35.1)
10.3
(50.5)
17.6
(63.7)
21.9
(71.4)
24.4
(75.9)
23.4
(74.1)
18.0
(64.4)
10.2
(50.4)
0.4
(32.7)
−7.4
(18.7)
8.8
(47.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −14.8
(5.4)
−10.7
(12.7)
−3.9
(25.0)
4.2
(39.6)
11.6
(52.9)
17.0
(62.6)
20.4
(68.7)
19.1
(66.4)
12.1
(53.8)
4.4
(39.9)
−4.6
(23.7)
−12.2
(10.0)
3.5
(38.4)
Record low °C (°F) −27.0
(−16.6)
−24.7
(−12.5)
−21.5
(−6.7)
−8.5
(16.7)
0.3
(32.5)
6.8
(44.2)
12.2
(54.0)
5.5
(41.9)
−0.6
(30.9)
−7.9
(17.8)
−19.0
(−2.2)
−25.1
(−13.2)
−27.0
(−16.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.9
(0.11)
3.3
(0.13)
9.1
(0.36)
27.3
(1.07)
46.3
(1.82)
78.0
(3.07)
151.1
(5.95)
138.8
(5.46)
46.3
(1.82)
32.0
(1.26)
14.8
(0.58)
3.4
(0.13)
553.3
(21.76)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.0 1.7 3.1 5.1 7.9 10.5 10.3 9.4 6.0 5.1 3.4 2.2 66.7
Average snowy days 2.9 3.1 2.9 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 2.9 3.0 16.1
Average relative humidity (%) 54 50 48 50 55 71 82 82 72 63 59 57 62
Mean monthly sunshine hours 204.0 205.7 246.5 243.3 267.4 230.2 203.3 222.4 234.2 216.5 181.8 184.0 2,639.3
Percent possible sunshine 69 68 66 61 59 51 44 52 63 64 62 65 60
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
Source 2: Weather China[5]

References

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  1. ^ "China: Liáoníng (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) – Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ 锦州市
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  5. ^ 黑山 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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