Keshan County
| Keshan County 克山县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
  Keshan Location in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates: 48°11′N 125°44′E / 48.183°N 125.733°ECoordinates: 48°11′N 125°44′E / 48.183°N 125.733°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 | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 161610 |
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. Post Code: 161610. The seat of Keshan County is located in Keshan Town.
Geography and climate
Keshan has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb/Dwa), with long, bitterly cold, but dry winters, and humid, very warm summers. The monthly daily mean temperature in January, the coldest month, is −22.0 °C (−7.6 °F), and July, the warmest month, averages 21.9 °C (71.4 °F), with an average annual temperature +1.87 °C (35.4 °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 County(1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −16.3 (2.7) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
25.0 (77) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
18.9 (66) |
9.3 (48.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −26.8 (−16.2) |
−22.6 (−8.7) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
7.3 (45.1) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−3.6 (25.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.5 (0.098) |
2.3 (0.091) |
5.6 (0.22) |
20.9 (0.823) |
36.9 (1.453) |
79.9 (3.146) |
155.3 (6.114) |
122.5 (4.823) |
52.5 (2.067) |
20.9 (0.823) |
5.7 (0.224) |
4.7 (0.185) |
509.7 (20.067) |
| 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 | 48 | 64 | 75 | 76 | 69 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 65.0 |
| 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: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
There are two towns and nine townships in the county:[1]
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)
Townships:
- Henan Township (河南乡), Shuanghe Township (双河乡), 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
- ↑ 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.