Wudalianchi (Chinese: 五大连池; pinyin: Wǔdàliánchí), formerly Dedu County (德都县), is a county-level city in Heilongjiang province, Northeast China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Heihe. The city is served by Wudalianchi Dedu Airport.
Wudalianchi
五大连池市 | |
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 Location of Wudalianchi City within Heihe | |
  Wudalianchi Location in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′N 126°10′E / 48.750°N 126.167°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Heihe |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,745.01 km2 (3,376.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 243,283 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 164100 |
| Area code | 0456 |
| Climate | Dwb |
| Website | www |
The city's name literal means "five great joint ponds", referring to a set of interconnected volcanogenic lakes formed after the eruption of the Laoheishan (老黑山, means "Old Black Mountain") and Huoshaoshan (火烧山, means "Fire Burn Mountain") volcanoes in 1720–21.[1][2] The city's territory incorporates part of a volcanic field, which contains a APGN- and UNESCO-listed geopark.
Administrative divisions
editWudalianchi City is divided into 1 subdistrict, 7 towns and 4 townships.[3]
- 1 subdistrict
- Qingshan (青山街道)
- 7 towns
- Long (龙镇), Heping (和平镇), Wudalianchi (五大连池镇), Shuangquan (双泉镇), Xinfa (新发镇), Tuanjie (团结镇), Xinglong (兴隆镇)
- 4 townships
Demographics
editThe population of the district was 355,397 in 1999.[4]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Wudalianchi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
35.3 (95.5) |
39.0 (102.2) |
36.5 (97.7) |
33.3 (91.9) |
35.1 (95.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
7.4 (45.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −23.3 (−9.9) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
1.2 (34.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −29.0 (−20.2) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−26.2 (−15.2) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.0 (−45.4) |
−43.6 (−46.5) |
−37.4 (−35.3) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
−42.6 (−44.7) |
−43.6 (−46.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.0 (0.16) |
4.2 (0.17) |
7.9 (0.31) |
20.2 (0.80) |
43.8 (1.72) |
88.8 (3.50) |
146.4 (5.76) |
107.8 (4.24) |
70.4 (2.77) |
23.7 (0.93) |
8.6 (0.34) |
6.4 (0.25) |
532.2 (20.95) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 10.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 104.9 |
| Average snowy days | 9.1 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 49.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 70 | 62 | 53 | 54 | 68 | 79 | 81 | 72 | 64 | 70 | 74 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 181.6 | 213.5 | 263.2 | 257.1 | 279.9 | 273.9 | 266.8 | 256.6 | 239.2 | 207.0 | 175.5 | 161.9 | 2,776.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 74 | 71 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 63 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Wudalianchi". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. (五大连池火山群)
- ^ The Wudalianchi Scenic Spot
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- ^ 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.
External links
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