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Linjiang

Coordinates: 41°49′N 126°55′E / 41.817°N 126.917°E / 41.817; 126.917
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Linjiang
临江市
Location in Baishan City
Location in Baishan City
Linjiang is located in Jilin
Linjiang
Linjiang
Location of the city centre in Jilin
Coordinates: 41°49′N 126°55′E / 41.817°N 126.917°E / 41.817; 126.917
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
Prefecture-level cityBaishan
Township-level divisions6 subdistricts
6 towns
1 township
Municipal seatJianguo Subdistrict (建国街道)
Area
 • County-level city3,009 km2 (1,162 sq mi)
 • Urban170.84 km2 (65.96 sq mi)
Elevation
341 m (1,119 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • County-level city162,000
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
 • Urban
97,100
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
134600

Linjiang (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: 臨江; pinyin: Línjiāng; listed as Linkiang on old maps) is a county-level city in Baishan, Jilin, China. It is located to the east of Tonghua, and borders North Korea along the Yalu River.

Culture

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During 1953–76, there was a total of twenty one Chinese films being shot on location in Linjiang, including Visitors on the Icy Mountain.[2]

Geography and climate

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Linjiang (labelled as Lin-chiang 臨江) (1954)

Linjiang has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long, very cold winters, and very warm, humid summers. Monthly average temperatures range from −15.3 °C (4.5 °F) in January to 22.3 °C (72.1 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 5.57 °C (42.0 °F). Though the annual total is generous, precipitation is quite low during the winter and rainfall is concentrated in the months of June through August. Sunshine is generous but falling far short of the central and western parts of Jilin; with monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 42% in July to 60% in February, there are 2,232 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Climate data for Linjiang, elevation 380 m (1,250 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 4.7
(40.5)
13.0
(55.4)
18.8
(65.8)
29.9
(85.8)
33.4
(92.1)
37.2
(99.0)
37.9
(100.2)
35.8
(96.4)
30.6
(87.1)
27.8
(82.0)
18.4
(65.1)
9.5
(49.1)
37.9
(100.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −7.8
(18.0)
−1.9
(28.6)
5.8
(42.4)
15.3
(59.5)
22.1
(71.8)
26.1
(79.0)
28.6
(83.5)
27.6
(81.7)
22.6
(72.7)
15.0
(59.0)
3.6
(38.5)
−6.0
(21.2)
12.6
(54.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −14.8
(5.4)
−9.5
(14.9)
−1.0
(30.2)
7.8
(46.0)
14.4
(57.9)
19.2
(66.6)
22.6
(72.7)
21.5
(70.7)
15.0
(59.0)
7.1
(44.8)
−2.3
(27.9)
−12.0
(10.4)
5.7
(42.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −20.3
(−4.5)
−15.7
(3.7)
−6.7
(19.9)
1.2
(34.2)
7.8
(46.0)
13.9
(57.0)
18.4
(65.1)
17.5
(63.5)
10.1
(50.2)
1.3
(34.3)
−6.9
(19.6)
−16.8
(1.8)
0.3
(32.6)
Record low °C (°F) −33.5
(−28.3)
−29.4
(−20.9)
−21.7
(−7.1)
−10.6
(12.9)
−1.9
(28.6)
4.3
(39.7)
8.5
(47.3)
5.3
(41.5)
−2.3
(27.9)
−11.3
(11.7)
−24.5
(−12.1)
−29.5
(−21.1)
−33.5
(−28.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10.0
(0.39)
14.3
(0.56)
23.7
(0.93)
39.3
(1.55)
84.3
(3.32)
111.1
(4.37)
196.2
(7.72)
161.5
(6.36)
67.0
(2.64)
43.1
(1.70)
37.4
(1.47)
18.0
(0.71)
805.9
(31.72)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.3 7.2 8.6 10.2 13.8 15.0 16.3 14.9 9.6 9.7 10.2 9.4 132.2
Average snowy days 10.4 9.3 9.5 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 9.3 12.0 55.8
Average relative humidity (%) 69 64 59 56 63 73 79 81 78 68 71 72 69
Mean monthly sunshine hours 165.9 175.9 205.7 200.3 216.6 198.9 191.5 187.2 179.5 188.0 142.4 141.6 2,193.5
Percent possible sunshine 56 58 55 50 48 44 42 44 48 55 49 50 50
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4][5]

Administrative divisions

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There are six subdistricts, six towns and one townships under the city's administration:[6]

Subdistricts

Towns:

The only township is Mayihe Township (蚂蚁河乡)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ Jin, Changguo (2014). "临江——一座小城21部老电影". Chinese National Geography (in Chinese) (8): 172–189.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ^ 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集(1971-2000年). China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  6. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:临江市 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
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