Raohe County

Raohe County (simplified Chinese: 饶河县; traditional Chinese: 饒河縣; pinyin: Ráohé Xiàn) is a county of far eastern Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, bordering Russia's Khabarovsk Krai and Primorsky Krai to the east. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shuangyashan.

Raohe County
饶河县
Raohe in Shuangyashan
Raohe in Shuangyashan
Shuangyashan in Heilongjiang
Shuangyashan in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 46°47′53″N 134°00′50″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Prefecture-level cityShuangyashan
Area
  Land6,613 km2 (2,553 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
  Total140,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

Raohe County is divided into 4 towns and 5 townships.[1]

4 towns
  • Raohe (饶河镇), Xiaojiahe (小佳河镇), Xifeng (西丰镇), Wulindong (五林洞镇)
5 townships
  • Xilinzi (西林子乡), Sipai (四排乡), Dajiahe (大佳河乡), Shanli (山里乡), Datonghe (大通河乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 136,195 in 1999.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Raohe (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
(34.2)
6.8
(44.2)
14.7
(58.5)
27.1
(80.8)
31.4
(88.5)
37.3
(99.1)
35.6
(96.1)
36.5
(97.7)
30.7
(87.3)
25.5
(77.9)
16.5
(61.7)
2.9
(37.2)
37.3
(99.1)
Average high °C (°F) −13.4
(7.9)
−8.0
(17.6)
0.7
(33.3)
11.3
(52.3)
19.3
(66.7)
23.8
(74.8)
26.7
(80.1)
25.3
(77.5)
20.3
(68.5)
11.6
(52.9)
−1.3
(29.7)
−11.7
(10.9)
8.7
(47.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −19.5
(−3.1)
−14.8
(5.4)
−5.1
(22.8)
5.4
(41.7)
13.2
(55.8)
18.4
(65.1)
21.7
(71.1)
20.3
(68.5)
14.2
(57.6)
5.8
(42.4)
−6.1
(21.0)
−16.9
(1.6)
3.0
(37.5)
Average low °C (°F) −25.0
(−13.0)
−21.5
(−6.7)
−11.2
(11.8)
−0.1
(31.8)
7.3
(45.1)
13.3
(55.9)
17.3
(63.1)
16.0
(60.8)
8.8
(47.8)
0.4
(32.7)
−10.6
(12.9)
−21.7
(−7.1)
−2.2
(27.9)
Record low °C (°F) −43.1
(−45.6)
−39.2
(−38.6)
−32.7
(−26.9)
−22.3
(−8.1)
−4.4
(24.1)
0.7
(33.3)
8.8
(47.8)
6.4
(43.5)
−3.3
(26.1)
−14.5
(5.9)
−31.5
(−24.7)
−36.9
(−34.4)
−43.1
(−45.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8.7
(0.34)
6.6
(0.26)
16.9
(0.67)
31.3
(1.23)
66.0
(2.60)
66.8
(2.63)
138.5
(5.45)
133.7
(5.26)
70.0
(2.76)
43.2
(1.70)
19.6
(0.77)
12.8
(0.50)
614.1
(24.17)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.0 5.9 8.4 9.9 13.3 12.7 13.9 14.5 11.2 9.4 8.2 9.4 124.8
Average snowy days 11.6 9.2 10.7 4.6 0.1 0 0 0 0 2.6 10.4 12.7 61.9
Average relative humidity (%) 70 67 63 61 65 75 81 83 78 67 68 71 71
Mean monthly sunshine hours 161.2 193.3 232.7 216.7 238.9 235.9 231.0 211.6 207.9 183.8 150.5 143.6 2,407.1
Percent possible sunshine 58 66 63 53 51 50 49 49 56 55 54 54 55
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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