Changbai Korean Autonomous County
Changbai Korean Autonomous County, or simply Changbai County, is a county in southern Jilin province, China, facing Hyesan, North Korea. It is under the administration of the city of Baishan, 160 kilometres (99 mi) to the west-northwest, and has an area of 2,497.6 km2 (964.3 sq mi). The county has a total population of 85,000 people, 14,000 of which are ethnic Koreans (16.9% of the county's population).
Changbai County
长白县 · 장백현 | |
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| Changbai Korean Autonomous County 长白朝鲜族自治县 · 장백 조선족 자치현 | |
.jpg.webp) China–North Korea border crossing in Changbai | |
 Location within Baishan City | |
  Changbai Location of the seat in Jilin | |
| Coordinates: 41°25′N 128°12′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Prefecture-level city | Baishan |
| County seat | Changbai (长白镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,497.6 km2 (964.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 730 m (2,400 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 85,000 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 134400 |
| Changbai Korean Autonomous County | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 长白朝鲜族自治县 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 長白朝鮮族自治縣 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chángbái Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | 장백 조선족 자치현 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| South Korean name | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 창바이 조선족 자치현 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Changbai is one of only two Korean autonomous areas of the People's Republic of China, the other being Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.
Administrative divisions
There are seven towns and one township.[1]
Towns:
- Changbai (Chinese: 长白镇 / Korean: 장백진)
- Shisidaogou (十四道沟镇 / 십사도구진)
- Badaogou (八道沟镇 / 팔도구진)
- Malugou (马鹿沟镇 / 마록구진)
- Shi'erdaogou (十二道沟镇 / 십이도구진)
- Xinfangzi (新房子镇 / 신방자진)
- Baoquanshan (宝泉山镇 / 보천산진)
The only township in the county is Longgang Township (龙岗乡 / 룡강향).
Climate
| Climate data for Changbai (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.6 (92.5) |
34.8 (94.6) |
34.4 (93.9) |
29.7 (85.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
34.8 (94.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −9.3 (15.3) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
3.2 (37.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
10.8 (51.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
3.3 (38.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −22.8 (−9.0) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−20.1 (−4.2) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.4 (−33.5) |
−33.1 (−27.6) |
−25.8 (−14.4) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
1.4 (34.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−24.7 (−12.5) |
−31.9 (−25.4) |
−36.4 (−33.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.3 (0.33) |
10.6 (0.42) |
16.9 (0.67) |
35.4 (1.39) |
72.2 (2.84) |
101.5 (4.00) |
160.1 (6.30) |
118.7 (4.67) |
66.3 (2.61) |
30.3 (1.19) |
22.9 (0.90) |
12.9 (0.51) |
656.1 (25.83) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 63 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 78 | 74 | 63 | 68 | 69 | 67 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：长白朝鲜族自治县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on November 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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