Baiquan County

Baiquan County
拜泉县
County
Baiquan is located in Heilongjiang
Baiquan
Baiquan
Location in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 47°35′N 126°01′E / 47.583°N 126.017°E / 47.583; 126.017
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Prefecture-level cityQiqihar
Township-level divisions7 towns
9 townships
County seatBaiquan Town (拜泉镇)
Area
 • Total
3,569 km2 (1,378 sq mi)
Elevation
233 m (764 ft)
Population
 • Total
570,000
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
164700
Area code0452

Baiquan (Chinese: 拜泉; pinyin: Bàiquán) is a county of western Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Qiqihar.

Administrative divisions

There are seven towns and nine townships in the county:[1][2]

Towns (镇)

Townships (乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 566,959 in 1999.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Baiquan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −1.2
(29.8) 		7.6
(45.7) 		19.9
(67.8) 		28.6
(83.5) 		33.9
(93.0) 		38.4
(101.1) 		36.5
(97.7) 		34.8
(94.6) 		32.7
(90.9) 		24.5
(76.1) 		13.3
(55.9) 		4.6
(40.3) 		38.4
(101.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −15.1
(4.8) 		−9.2
(15.4) 		0.6
(33.1) 		11.9
(53.4) 		20.3
(68.5) 		25.5
(77.9) 		27.2
(81.0) 		25.3
(77.5) 		19.9
(67.8) 		10.4
(50.7) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		−13.3
(8.1) 		8.4
(47.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −21.1
(−6.0) 		−16.1
(3.0) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		5.7
(42.3) 		14.1
(57.4) 		20.0
(68.0) 		22.4
(72.3) 		20.2
(68.4) 		13.8
(56.8) 		4.4
(39.9) 		−8.3
(17.1) 		−18.7
(−1.7) 		2.6
(36.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −26
(−15) 		−22.1
(−7.8) 		−11.6
(11.1) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		7.4
(45.3) 		14.2
(57.6) 		17.8
(64.0) 		15.4
(59.7) 		8.0
(46.4) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		−12.9
(8.8) 		−23.2
(−9.8) 		−2.9
(26.8)
Record low °C (°F) −39.4
(−38.9) 		−38.8
(−37.8) 		−29.4
(−20.9) 		−12.4
(9.7) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		3.0
(37.4) 		7.7
(45.9) 		3.8
(38.8) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		−18.5
(−1.3) 		−30.9
(−23.6) 		−38.6
(−37.5) 		−39.4
(−38.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.7
(0.11) 		2.9
(0.11) 		7.2
(0.28) 		21.2
(0.83) 		40.8
(1.61) 		91.0
(3.58) 		159.5
(6.28) 		121.3
(4.78) 		57.8
(2.28) 		20.1
(0.79) 		7.3
(0.29) 		5.1
(0.20) 		536.9
(21.14)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.2 3.0 4.3 6.6 10.5 13.7 13.9 13.7 9.4 6.1 4.8 6.2 96.4
Average snowy days 7.5 5.4 6.6 3.4 0.3 0 0 0 0.1 2.5 7.7 8.9 42.4
Average relative humidity (%) 72 68 57 51 51 65 77 80 70 62 66 73 66
Mean monthly sunshine hours 156.1 190.5 239.1 225.8 243.3 239.2 237.2 233.0 221.8 193.5 162.1 138.1 2,479.7
Percent possible sunshine 56 65 64 55 52 50 50 53 60 58 59 53 56
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Transport

Notes and references

  1. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：拜泉县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
  2. ^ "国家统计局 2019" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  3. ^ National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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