Dongning (simplified Chinese: 东宁; traditional Chinese: 東寧; pinyin: Dōngníng; lit. 'Eastern tranquillity') is a county-level city of southeastern Heilongjiang province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Mudanjiang.
Dongning
东宁市 | |
|---|---|
  Dongning Location in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates: 44°07′N 130°49′E / 44.117°N 130.817°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Mudanjiang |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,368 km2 (2,845 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 210,000 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
editDongning City is divided into 6 towns.[1]
- 6 towns
Demographics
editThe population of the city was 205,016 in 1999.[2]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Dongning (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
35.3 (95.5) |
36.2 (97.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.3 (99.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
5.1 (41.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.2 (8.2) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.9 (−0.2) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
1.1 (34.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
0.7 (33.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −30.2 (−22.4) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−22.4 (−8.3) |
−29.9 (−21.8) |
−30.2 (−22.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.9 (0.23) |
5.9 (0.23) |
12.2 (0.48) |
24.8 (0.98) |
69.0 (2.72) |
87.1 (3.43) |
118.2 (4.65) |
117.1 (4.61) |
54.6 (2.15) |
32.5 (1.28) |
17.8 (0.70) |
8.5 (0.33) |
553.6 (21.79) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.1 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 101.9 |
| Average snowy days | 4.7 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 31 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 53 | 50 | 51 | 61 | 73 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 57 | 59 | 62 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 169.4 | 187.7 | 216.8 | 205.9 | 217.5 | 218.3 | 206.9 | 198.6 | 219.5 | 204.7 | 160.4 | 153.2 | 2,358.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 59 | 63 | 59 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 46 | 59 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 54 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Notes and references
edit- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ (in English) 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 27 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
External links
edit- (in Chinese) Government site - Google translation
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