Changling County

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Changling County
长岭县
County
Changling in Songyuan
Changling in Songyuan
Songyuan in Jilin
Songyuan in Jilin
Coordinates: 44°16′34″N 123°58′01″E / 44.276°N 123.967°E / 44.276; 123.967Coordinates: 44°16′34″N 123°58′01″E / 44.276°N 123.967°E / 44.276; 123.967
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
Prefecture-level citySongyuan
Seat (长岭镇)
Area
[citation needed]
 • Total5,787 km2 (2,234 sq mi)
Elevation
191 m (627 ft)
Population
[citation needed]
 • Total640,000
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
131500

Changling County (simplified Chinese: 长岭县; traditional Chinese: 長嶺縣; pinyin: Chánglǐng Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Jilin province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the west. It is the southernmost and westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Songyuan, with a population of 640,000[when?] residing in an area of 5,787 km2 (2,234 sq mi).

Administrative divisions[]

The county administers 12 towns and 10 townships.[1]

Towns:

  • (长岭镇)
  • (太平川镇)
  • (巨宝镇)
  • (太平山镇)
  • (前七号镇)
  • (新安镇)
  • (三青山镇)
  • Daxing (大兴镇)
  • (北正镇)
  • (永久镇)
  • (流水镇)
  • (利发盛镇)

Townships:

  • (三十号乡)
  • (集体乡)
  • (光明乡)
  • (三县堡乡)
  • (海青乡)
  • (前进乡)
  • (东岭乡)
  • (三团乡)
  • (八十八乡)
  • (腰坨子乡)

Geography and climate[]

Changling is in the southwest part of Songyuan City and borders Nong'an County to the east, Gongzhuling and Shuangliao to the south, Horqin Left Middle Banner of Inner Mongolia to the west, and Tongyu County, Qian'an County, and Qian Gorlos County to the north.

Changling has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa) characterised by hot, humid summers, due to the monsoon, and long, very cold and dry winters, due to the Siberian anticyclone. A majority of the annual rainfall occurs in July and August. The monthly 24-hour average temperatures ranges from −15.5 °C (4.1 °F) in January to 23.5 °C (74.3 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 5.55 °C (42.0 °F). The frost-free period lasts 140 days.

hideClimate data for Changling County (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 5.0
(41.0) 		14.9
(58.8) 		20.4
(68.7) 		29.3
(84.7) 		35.7
(96.3) 		36.5
(97.7) 		36.4
(97.5) 		36.2
(97.2) 		31.2
(88.2) 		27.1
(80.8) 		19.0
(66.2) 		10.6
(51.1) 		36.5
(97.7)
Average high °C (°F) −9.3
(15.3) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		3.9
(39.0) 		14.4
(57.9) 		21.8
(71.2) 		26.6
(79.9) 		28.2
(82.8) 		27.0
(80.6) 		21.6
(70.9) 		13.1
(55.6) 		1.7
(35.1) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		11.5
(52.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15.5
(4.1) 		−10.9
(12.4) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		7.9
(46.2) 		15.4
(59.7) 		20.9
(69.6) 		23.5
(74.3) 		21.8
(71.2) 		15.5
(59.9) 		6.7
(44.1) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−12.5
(9.5) 		5.6
(42.0)
Average low °C (°F) −20.6
(−5.1) 		−16.5
(2.3) 		−8.2
(17.2) 		1.5
(34.7) 		9.0
(48.2) 		15.4
(59.7) 		19.2
(66.6) 		17.2
(63.0) 		9.9
(49.8) 		1.3
(34.3) 		−8.7
(16.3) 		−17.1
(1.2) 		0.2
(32.4)
Record low °C (°F) −33.2
(−27.8) 		−31.5
(−24.7) 		−24.2
(−11.6) 		−12
(10) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		4.4
(39.9) 		10.0
(50.0) 		7.7
(45.9) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		−13.5
(7.7) 		−24.9
(−12.8) 		−32.2
(−26.0) 		−33.2
(−27.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.6
(0.06) 		2.7
(0.11) 		9.4
(0.37) 		16.3
(0.64) 		40.1
(1.58) 		71.6
(2.82) 		137.3
(5.41) 		97.0
(3.82) 		39.2
(1.54) 		21.8
(0.86) 		6.2
(0.24) 		3.0
(0.12) 		446.2
(17.57)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.4 2.8 3.8 5.6 8.4 12.0 13.4 11.0 7.9 5.1 3.8 3.4 79.6
Source: Weather China

References[]

  1. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：镇赉县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-17.[permanent dead link]


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