Helong

Helong (simplified Chinese: 和龙; traditional Chinese: 和龍; pinyin: Hélóng; Chosŏn'gŭl: 화룡; Hangul: 허룽) is a county-level city in southeastern Jilin province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.

Helong
和龙市 · 화룡시
Helong is located in Jilin
Helong
Helong
Location in Jilin province
Coordinates: 42°32′37″N 129°00′10″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
PrefectureYanbian
SeatWenhua Subdistrict
Area
  County-level city5,069.0 km2 (1,957.2 sq mi)
  Urban
145.00 km2 (55.98 sq mi)
Elevation
451 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
  County-level city181,000
  Density36/km2 (92/sq mi)
  Urban
95,399
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
133500
Websitehttp://www.helong.gov.cn/
Helong
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Chinese Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
South Korean name
Hangul

Administrative divisions

Helong has three subdistricts and eight towns.[2]

Subdistricts:

  • Wenhua Subdistrict (文化街道 / 문화가도), Minhui Subdistrict (民惠街道 / 민혜가도), Guangming Subdistrict (光明街道 / 광명가도)

Towns:

  • Toudao (头道镇 / 두도진), Bajiazi (八家子镇 / 팔가자진), Fudong (福洞镇 / 복동진), Xicheng (西城镇 / 서성진), Nanping (南坪镇 / 남평진), Longcheng (龙城镇 / 용성진), Dongcheng (东城镇 / 동성진), Chongshan (崇善镇 / 숭선진)

Climate

Climate data for Helong (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.7
(51.3)
16.5
(61.7)
22.3
(72.1)
31.4
(88.5)
32.7
(90.9)
35.7
(96.3)
36.2
(97.2)
35.9
(96.6)
32.6
(90.7)
29.5
(85.1)
23.4
(74.1)
14.0
(57.2)
36.2
(97.2)
Average high °C (°F) −6.3
(20.7)
−2.1
(28.2)
4.5
(40.1)
14.3
(57.7)
20.4
(68.7)
23.6
(74.5)
25.8
(78.4)
25.9
(78.6)
21.1
(70.0)
14.2
(57.6)
3.9
(39.0)
−3.6
(25.5)
11.8
(53.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −12.6
(9.3)
−8.5
(16.7)
−1.7
(28.9)
7.3
(45.1)
13.4
(56.1)
17.6
(63.7)
20.5
(68.9)
20.3
(68.5)
14.1
(57.4)
7.1
(44.8)
−2.0
(28.4)
−9.7
(14.5)
5.5
(41.9)
Average low °C (°F) −17.9
(−0.2)
−14.2
(6.4)
−7.6
(18.3)
0.7
(33.3)
7.0
(44.6)
12.2
(54.0)
16.1
(61.0)
15.6
(60.1)
8.1
(46.6)
0.8
(33.4)
−7.3
(18.9)
−14.8
(5.4)
−0.1
(31.8)
Record low °C (°F) −31.5
(−24.7)
−27.4
(−17.3)
−23.5
(−10.3)
−10.6
(12.9)
−3.7
(25.3)
4.2
(39.6)
7.2
(45.0)
5.1
(41.2)
−3.4
(25.9)
−12.4
(9.7)
−22.9
(−9.2)
−28.5
(−19.3)
−31.5
(−24.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.5
(0.18)
6.6
(0.26)
11.3
(0.44)
26.0
(1.02)
60.7
(2.39)
91.7
(3.61)
141.8
(5.58)
125.4
(4.94)
61.1
(2.41)
19.0
(0.75)
12.3
(0.48)
7.0
(0.28)
567.4
(22.34)
Average relative humidity (%) 55 50 49 49 57 72 80 81 74 57 55 55 61
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3]

References

  1. Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. "延边朝鲜族自治州-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). xzqh.org. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
  3. 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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