Shuangliao
Shuangliao
双辽市 | |
|---|---|
 Shuangliao in Siping | |
  Shuangliao Location in Jilin | |
| Coordinates: 43°31′06″N 123°30′10″E / 43.5183°N 123.5027°ECoordinates: 43°31′06″N 123°30′10″E / 43.5183°N 123.5027°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Prefecture-level city | Siping |
| Seat | (郑家屯街道) |
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 3,121.3 km2 (1,205.1 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 149.20 km2 (57.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • County-level city | 407,000 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 128,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 136400 |
| Area code(s) | 0434 |
Shuangliao (simplified Chinese: 双辽; traditional Chinese: 雙遼; pinyin: Shuāngliáo) is a city in western Jilin, People's Republic of China, bordering Liaoning and Inner Mongolia. It is under the administration of Siping City.
Administrative divisions[]
[2] Subdistricts:
- (郑家屯街道), (辽东街道), (辽南街道), (辽西街道), (辽北街道), (红旗街道)
Towns:
- (茂林镇), (双山镇), (卧虎镇), (服先镇), (王奔镇), (玻璃山镇), (兴隆镇), (东明镇)
Townships:
- (柳条乡), (新立乡), (向阳乡), (永加乡), (那木斯蒙古族乡)
Geography and climate[]
Shuangliao is located at the confluence of the western and eastern branches of the Liao River as well as the Songliao Plain with the Horqin Grasslands (科尔沁草原). It borders Changtu County (Liaoning) and Lishu County to the south, Gongzhuling to the east, Changling County to the north, and the Horqin Left Middle and Left Back banners of Inner Mongolia. The administrative area reaches 89 km (55 mi) in north-south extent and 62 km (39 mi) in east-west width, covering an area of 3,121.2 km2 (1,205.1 sq mi).[3]
Shuangliao has a four-season, monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa). Winters are long (lasting from November to March), cold, and windy, but dry, with a January 24-hour average temperature of −14.6 °C (5.7 °F). Spring and fall are somewhat short transitional periods, with some precipitation, but are usually dry and windy. Summers are hot and humid, with a July average of 23.8 °C (74.8 °F). Over two-thirds of the annual precipitation of 474 millimetres (18.7 in) occurs from June to August. The annual mean temperature is 6.18 °C (43.1 °F), while the frost-free period averages 145 days and annual sunshine duration lasts 2,714.9 hours.[3]
| hideClimate data for Shuangliao (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.7 (98.1) |
36.8 (98.2) |
36.8 (98.2) |
31.9 (89.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
36.8 (98.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −7.7 (18.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.7 (83.7) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−5 (23) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.6 (5.7) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
8.4 (47.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −20.5 (−4.9) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
1.7 (35.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.2 (−27.8) |
−31.4 (−24.5) |
−24 (−11) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
3.6 (38.5) |
10.9 (51.6) |
6.2 (43.2) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−34.5 (−30.1) |
−34.5 (−30.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.9 (0.07) |
2.4 (0.09) |
8.2 (0.32) |
19.2 (0.76) |
40.9 (1.61) |
72.3 (2.85) |
146.3 (5.76) |
100.8 (3.97) |
47.5 (1.87) |
24.1 (0.95) |
6.7 (0.26) |
3.4 (0.13) |
473.7 (18.64) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 11.5 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 74.9 |
| Source: Weather China[3] | |||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ 四平市-行政区划网. xzqh.org.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Weather China
External links[]
| show Authority control  |
|---|
 | This Jilin location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- County-level divisions of Jilin
- Jilin geography stubs