| Wudalianchi 五大连池市 | |
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| County-level city | |
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 Location of Wudalianchi City within Heihe | |
  WudalianchiLocation in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′N 126°10′E / 48.750°N 126.167°E / 48.750; 126.167 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Heihe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,745.01 km (3,376.47 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 243,283 |
| • Density | 28/km (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 164100 |
| Area code | 0456 |
| Climate | Dwb |
| Website | www |
Wudalianchi (Chinese: 五大连池; pinyin: Wǔdàliánchí), formerly Dedu County (德都县), is a county-level city in Heilongjiang province, Northeast China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Heihe. The city is served by Wudalianchi Dedu Airport.
The city's name literal means "five great joint ponds", referring to a set of interconnected volcanogenic lakes formed after the eruption of the Laoheishan (老黑山, means "Old Black Mountain") and Huoshaoshan (火烧山, means "Fire Burn Mountain") volcanoes in 1720–21. The city's territory incorporates part of a volcanic field, which contains a APGN- and UNESCO-listed geopark.
Administrative divisions
Wudalianchi City is divided into 1 subdistrict, 7 towns and 4 townships.
- 1 subdistrict
- Qingshan (青山街道)
- 7 towns
- Long (龙镇), Heping (和平镇), Wudalianchi (五大连池镇), Shuangquan (双泉镇), Xinfa (新发镇), Tuanjie (团结镇), Xinglong (兴隆镇)
- 4 townships
Demographics
The population of the district was 355,397 in 1999.
Climate
| Climate data for Wudalianchi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
35.3 (95.5) |
39.0 (102.2) |
36.5 (97.7) |
33.3 (91.9) |
35.1 (95.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
7.4 (45.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −23.3 (−9.9) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
1.2 (34.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −29.0 (−20.2) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−26.2 (−15.2) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −43.0 (−45.4) |
−43.6 (−46.5) |
−37.4 (−35.3) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
−42.6 (−44.7) |
−43.6 (−46.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.0 (0.16) |
4.2 (0.17) |
7.9 (0.31) |
20.2 (0.80) |
43.8 (1.72) |
88.8 (3.50) |
146.4 (5.76) |
107.8 (4.24) |
70.4 (2.77) |
23.7 (0.93) |
8.6 (0.34) |
6.4 (0.25) |
532.2 (20.95) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 10.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 104.9 |
| Average snowy days | 9.1 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 49.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 70 | 62 | 53 | 54 | 68 | 79 | 81 | 72 | 64 | 70 | 74 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 181.6 | 213.5 | 263.2 | 257.1 | 279.9 | 273.9 | 266.8 | 256.6 | 239.2 | 207.0 | 175.5 | 161.9 | 2,776.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 74 | 71 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 63 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- "Wudalianchi". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. (五大连池火山群)
- The Wudalianchi Scenic Spot
- "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- 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 5 July 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
External links
Media related to Wudalianchi at Wikimedia Commons
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