Lanxi County

County in Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
Lanxi County
46°12′N 126°10′E / 46.20°N 126.16°E / 46.20; 126.16
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Prefecture-level citySuihua
Area
 • Total2,499.35 km2 (965.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total424,562
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Lanxi County (simplified Chinese: 兰西县; traditional Chinese: 蘭西縣; pinyin: Lánxī Xiàn) is a county of western Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Suihua.

Administrative divisions

Huma County is divided into 4 subdistricts, 8 towns and 7 townships.[1]

4 subdistricts
  • Yanhe (颜河街道), Shunda (顺达街道), Lanya (兰亚街道), Zhengyang (正阳街道)
8 towns
  • Lanxi (兰西镇), Yulin (临江镇), Linjiang (豆沙镇), Pingshan (平山镇), Hongguang (红光镇), Yuanda (远大镇), Kangrong (康荣镇), Liaoyuan (燎原镇)
7 townships
  • Bei'an (北安乡), Changjiang (长江乡), Lanhe (兰河乡), Hongxing (红星乡), Zhanggang (长岗乡), Xinghuo (星火乡), Fendou (奋斗乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 466,725 in 1999.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Lanxi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 0.1
(32.2)
9.3
(48.7)
21.1
(70.0)
30.0
(86.0)
33.5
(92.3)
38.7
(101.7)
36.8
(98.2)
35.0
(95.0)
31.1
(88.0)
25.8
(78.4)
15.8
(60.4)
7.2
(45.0)
38.7
(101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −13.2
(8.2)
−7.4
(18.7)
2.3
(36.1)
13.2
(55.8)
21.3
(70.3)
26.2
(79.2)
27.6
(81.7)
26.2
(79.2)
21.0
(69.8)
12.0
(53.6)
−0.9
(30.4)
−11.4
(11.5)
9.7
(49.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −18.7
(−1.7)
−13.6
(7.5)
−3.6
(25.5)
7.0
(44.6)
15.1
(59.2)
20.7
(69.3)
23.0
(73.4)
21.1
(70.0)
14.8
(58.6)
5.8
(42.4)
−6.1
(21.0)
−16.6
(2.1)
4.1
(39.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −23.7
(−10.7)
−19.5
(−3.1)
−9.4
(15.1)
0.8
(33.4)
8.9
(48.0)
15.4
(59.7)
18.5
(65.3)
16.6
(61.9)
9.1
(48.4)
0.3
(32.5)
−10.7
(12.7)
−21.2
(−6.2)
−1.2
(29.7)
Record low °C (°F) −36.2
(−33.2)
−32.8
(−27.0)
−29.4
(−20.9)
−10.3
(13.5)
−3.5
(25.7)
4.3
(39.7)
9.3
(48.7)
8.0
(46.4)
−2.4
(27.7)
−13.8
(7.2)
−26.0
(−14.8)
−34.5
(−30.1)
−36.2
(−33.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.5
(0.10)
3.1
(0.12)
8.5
(0.33)
20.0
(0.79)
48.8
(1.92)
102.2
(4.02)
141.4
(5.57)
103.3
(4.07)
52.0
(2.05)
18.8
(0.74)
9.1
(0.36)
5.6
(0.22)
515.3
(20.29)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.7 3.0 4.4 6.4 10.5 13.6 14.6 12.3 9.2 5.7 4.4 5.8 93.6
Average snowy days 6.3 4.8 5.2 2.1 0.2 0 0 0 0 2.1 5.9 8.3 34.9
Average relative humidity (%) 72 67 56 48 52 65 77 78 69 60 64 72 65
Mean monthly sunshine hours 171.0 192.2 229.7 222.6 239.8 238.0 224.3 217.6 219.5 199.6 161.2 151.4 2,466.9
Percent possible sunshine 61 65 62 55 52 51 47 50 59 60 58 57 56
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Notes and references

  1. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. ^ (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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2 Formally part of Oroqen Banner in Inner Mongolia but administered de facto by Daxing'anling Prefecture in Heilongjiang.

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