Tongyu County

Tongyu County
通榆县
Tongyu in Baicheng
Tongyu in Baicheng
Baicheng in Jilin
Baicheng in Jilin
Coordinates: 44°48′47″N 123°05′17″E / 44.813°N 123.088°E / 44.813; 123.088
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
Prefecture-level cityBaicheng
County seatKaitong (开通镇)
Area
 • Total8,476 km2 (3,273 sq mi)
Elevation
143 m (469 ft)
Population
 • Total350,000
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
137200

Tongyu (Chinese: 通榆; pinyin: Tōngyú) is a county in the northwest of Jilin province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the south and west. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Baicheng, and has a population of 350,000[when?] residing in an area of 8,476 km2 (3,273 sq mi).

The town of Tongyu can be considered to include the areas of Kaitong and Yangjing described below.

Administrative divisions

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Map including part of modern-day Tongyu County area (AMS, 1956)

There are eight towns, eight townships, and two ethnic townships under the county's administration.[1]

Towns:

Townships:

Climate

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Climate data for Tongyu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 4.6
(40.3)
15.6
(60.1)
26.4
(79.5)
32.6
(90.7)
38.4
(101.1)
41.6
(106.9)
39.0
(102.2)
36.5
(97.7)
33.7
(92.7)
29.3
(84.7)
20.3
(68.5)
11.2
(52.2)
41.6
(106.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −8.6
(16.5)
−2.8
(27.0)
5.5
(41.9)
15.7
(60.3)
23.2
(73.8)
28.0
(82.4)
29.7
(85.5)
28.1
(82.6)
23.2
(73.8)
14.1
(57.4)
1.9
(35.4)
−7.0
(19.4)
12.6
(54.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15.1
(4.8)
−9.9
(14.2)
−1.3
(29.7)
8.8
(47.8)
16.7
(62.1)
22.1
(71.8)
24.6
(76.3)
22.7
(72.9)
16.5
(61.7)
7.4
(45.3)
−4.1
(24.6)
−13.0
(8.6)
6.3
(43.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −20.3
(−4.5)
−15.9
(3.4)
−7.6
(18.3)
1.8
(35.2)
10.0
(50.0)
16.2
(61.2)
19.7
(67.5)
17.6
(63.7)
10.4
(50.7)
1.7
(35.1)
−9.2
(15.4)
−18
(0)
0.5
(33.0)
Record low °C (°F) −35.1
(−31.2)
−35.1
(−31.2)
−21.7
(−7.1)
−9.8
(14.4)
−1.7
(28.9)
4.8
(40.6)
10.1
(50.2)
7.2
(45.0)
−2.8
(27.0)
−14.5
(5.9)
−23.3
(−9.9)
−32.3
(−26.1)
−35.1
(−31.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.2
(0.05)
1.6
(0.06)
4.7
(0.19)
11.9
(0.47)
43.1
(1.70)
73.8
(2.91)
101.1
(3.98)
69.5
(2.74)
34.5
(1.36)
15.3
(0.60)
5.0
(0.20)
2.5
(0.10)
364.2
(14.36)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.1 1.6 3.0 3.7 7.2 10.6 11.2 8.7 6.0 4.3 2.6 2.9 63.9
Average snowy days 4.2 3.0 4.2 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 3.4 4.8 21.6
Average relative humidity (%) 58 48 42 39 45 58 70 72 61 54 55 60 55
Mean monthly sunshine hours 192.2 206.5 244.5 241.3 259.2 249.9 239.2 244.2 242.3 222.2 180.4 171.5 2,693.4
Percent possible sunshine 67 70 66 59 56 54 51 57 65 66 64 63 62
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:通榆县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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