Keshan County
Keshan (Chinese: 克山; pinyin: Kèshān) is a county in western Heilongjiang province, China, about 100 km (62 mi) northeast of Qiqihar, which administers it. It is named from a city-shaped extinct volcano, which has a name of Erkeshan in its territory. Its total area is 3,632 square kilometres (1,402 sq mi), with a population of 460,000.[when?] Post Code: 161610. The seat of Keshan County is located in Keshan Town.
Keshan County 克山县 | |
|---|---|
Keshan in Qiqihar | |
Qiqihar in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates: 48°02′13″N 125°52′34″E / 48.037°N 125.876°ECoordinates: 48°02′13″N 125°52′34″E / 48.037°N 125.876°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Qiqihar |
| Township-level divisions | 2 towns 9 townships |
| County seat | Keshan (克山镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,632 km2 (1,402 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 223 m (732 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 460,000 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 161610 |
Geography and climate
Keshan has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa/Dwb), with long, bitterly cold, but dry winters, and humid, very warm summers. The monthly daily mean temperature in January, the coldest month, is −21.4 °C (−6.5 °F), and July, the warmest month, averages 22.0 °C (71.6 °F), with an average annual temperature +2.27 °C (36.1 °F). A majority of the annual precipitation falls in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 54% in July to 71% in February, sunshine is abundant and the area receives 2,710 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Keshan (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) | 7.2 (45.0) | 19.8 (67.6) | 28.4 (83.1) | 34.8 (94.6) | 38.7 (101.7) | 37.1 (98.8) | 35.5 (95.9) | 33.4 (92.1) | 25.7 (78.3) | 13.3 (55.9) | 3.5 (38.3) | 38.7 (101.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −16.0 (3.2) | −10.0 (14.0) | −0.1 (31.8) | 11.6 (52.9) | 20.0 (68.0) | 25.5 (77.9) | 26.8 (80.2) | 25.2 (77.4) | 19.3 (66.7) | 9.8 (49.6) | −3.6 (25.5) | −13.7 (7.3) | 7.9 (46.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −21.4 (−6.5) | −16.3 (2.7) | −6.0 (21.2) | 5.5 (41.9) | 13.7 (56.7) | 19.8 (67.6) | 22.0 (71.6) | 20.0 (68.0) | 13.3 (55.9) | 4.0 (39.2) | −8.8 (16.2) | −18.6 (−1.5) | 2.3 (36.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −26.1 (−15.0) | −22.0 (−7.6) | −11.9 (10.6) | −0.5 (31.1) | 7.1 (44.8) | 13.9 (57.0) | 17.3 (63.1) | 15.3 (59.5) | 7.8 (46.0) | −1.1 (30.0) | −13.2 (8.2) | −22.9 (−9.2) | −3.0 (26.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −42.4 (−44.3) | −37.8 (−36.0) | −30.0 (−22.0) | −15.0 (5.0) | −7.3 (18.9) | 1.5 (34.7) | 8.4 (47.1) | 4.5 (40.1) | −6.1 (21.0) | −18.5 (−1.3) | −31.1 (−24.0) | −37.5 (−35.5) | −42.4 (−44.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.4 (0.13) | 2.7 (0.11) | 6.9 (0.27) | 24.4 (0.96) | 36.4 (1.43) | 83.7 (3.30) | 156.2 (6.15) | 120.1 (4.73) | 50.5 (1.99) | 18.9 (0.74) | 5.8 (0.23) | 5.7 (0.22) | 514.7 (20.26) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 13.4 | 14.3 | 13.0 | 10.5 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 97.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 69 | 57 | 50 | 49 | 62 | 76 | 77 | 68 | 61 | 66 | 73 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 174.0 | 202.8 | 255.1 | 236.1 | 272.8 | 272.6 | 259.3 | 258.9 | 231.9 | 218.0 | 177.4 | 150.8 | 2,709.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 64 | 71 | 70 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 58 | 61 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days and sunshine 1971–2000)[1][2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China (precipitation days 1971–2000)[3] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
There are seven towns and eight townships in the county:[4][5]
Towns:
- Keshan (克山镇), Beixing (北兴镇), Xicheng (西城镇), Gucheng (古城镇), Beilian (北联镇), Xihe (西河镇), Shuanghe (双河镇)
Townships:
- Henan Township (河南乡), Hebei Township (河北乡), Gubei Township (古北乡), Xilian Township (西联乡), Fazhan Township (发展乡), Xijian Township (西建乡), Xianghua Township (向华乡), Shuguang Township (曙光乡)
References
- ^ 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese (China)). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ . China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ 克山 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：克山县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
- ^ "国家统计局 2019" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.