Mulan County (simplified Chinese: 木兰县; traditional Chinese: 木蘭縣; pinyin: Mùlán Xiàn) is a county of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang. It borders Tonghe County to the east, Fangzheng County to the southeast, Bin County to the south, and Bayan County to the west, as well as the prefecture-level city of Suihua to the north. The county is not related to Chinese figure Hua Mulan.
Mulan County
木兰县 | |
|---|---|
 Location of Mulan in Harbin | |
 Harbin in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′04″N 128°02′24″E / 45.951°N 128.040°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Sub-provincial city | Harbin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,600.0 km2 (1,390.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 277,685 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 1519XX |
Administrative divisions
editMulan County is divided into 6 towns and 2 townships.[4]
- 6 towns
- 2 townships
Demographics
editThe population of the district was 256,302 in 1999.[5]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Mulan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
37.2 (99.0) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.2 (97.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −13.2 (8.2) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −20.4 (−4.7) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
3.6 (38.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −26.7 (−16.1) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
0.2 (32.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−23.1 (−9.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −42.9 (−45.2) |
−42.5 (−44.5) |
−31.0 (−23.8) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−32.5 (−26.5) |
−38.0 (−36.4) |
−42.9 (−45.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.2 (0.17) |
5.4 (0.21) |
12.6 (0.50) |
23.1 (0.91) |
61.3 (2.41) |
108.2 (4.26) |
167.0 (6.57) |
134.3 (5.29) |
66.7 (2.63) |
30.6 (1.20) |
17.0 (0.67) |
8.9 (0.35) |
639.3 (25.17) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.8 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 12.2 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 110.6 |
| Average snowy days | 9.1 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 50.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 70 | 64 | 56 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 74 | 68 | 70 | 75 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 150.8 | 177.8 | 218.8 | 210.0 | 229.1 | 228.9 | 220.1 | 203.5 | 210.6 | 180.9 | 143.3 | 128.3 | 2,302.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 53 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 52 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Mulan" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ Harbin Statistical Yearbook 2011 (《哈尔滨统计年鉴2011》). Accessed 8 July 2014.
- ^ 2010 Census Harbin primary statistics report (《哈尔滨市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报》). Accessed 8 July 2014.
- ^ "国家统计局 2019" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
External links
edit- (in Chinese) Government site - Google translation
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