Suibin County

Suibin County (simplified Chinese: 绥滨县; traditional Chinese: 綏濱縣; pinyin: Suíbīn Xiàn) is a county of eastern Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, bordering Russia's Jewish Autonomous Oblast to the north across the Amur River. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Hegang.

Suibin County
绥滨县
Aerial view of Suibin County and the Sungari (Songhua River), looking north. The county seat is just north of the river
Aerial view of Suibin County and the Sungari (Songhua River), looking north. The county seat is just north of the river
Suibin in Hegang
Suibin in Hegang
Hegang in Heilongjiang
Hegang in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 47°17′20″N 131°51′11″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Prefecture-level cityHegang
Area
  Total3,344 km2 (1,291 sq mi)
Population
  Total174,063
  Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

It borders the Heilongjiang divisions of Tongjiang to the east, Fujin to the southeast, Huachuan County to the southwest, and Luobei County to the west.

Administrative divisions

Suibin County is divided into 3 towns and 6 townships.[1]

3 towns
  • Suibin (绥滨镇), Suidong (绥东镇), Zhongren (忠仁镇)
6 townships
  • Liansheng (连生乡), Beigang (北岗乡), Fuqiang (富强乡), Beishan (北山乡), Fuxing (福兴乡), Xinfu (新富乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 182,414 in 1999.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Suibin (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 0.1
(32.2)
6.3
(43.3)
20.1
(68.2)
30.7
(87.3)
33.6
(92.5)
37.9
(100.2)
37.6
(99.7)
36.3
(97.3)
31.0
(87.8)
26.8
(80.2)
14.5
(58.1)
3.1
(37.6)
37.9
(100.2)
Average high °C (°F) −14.0
(6.8)
−8.8
(16.2)
0.2
(32.4)
11.4
(52.5)
19.6
(67.3)
24.9
(76.8)
27.0
(80.6)
25.7
(78.3)
20.2
(68.4)
10.9
(51.6)
−1.9
(28.6)
−11.9
(10.6)
8.6
(47.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −19.0
(−2.2)
−14.7
(5.5)
−5.3
(22.5)
5.7
(42.3)
13.7
(56.7)
19.6
(67.3)
22.3
(72.1)
21.1
(70.0)
14.8
(58.6)
5.5
(41.9)
−6.6
(20.1)
−16.5
(2.3)
3.4
(38.1)
Average low °C (°F) −23.2
(−9.8)
−20.1
(−4.2)
−10.7
(12.7)
0.5
(32.9)
8.0
(46.4)
14.6
(58.3)
18.1
(64.6)
17.1
(62.8)
10.1
(50.2)
0.8
(33.4)
−10.6
(12.9)
−20.4
(−4.7)
−1.3
(29.6)
Record low °C (°F) −37.0
(−34.6)
−34.7
(−30.5)
−26.9
(−16.4)
−13.9
(7.0)
−3.1
(26.4)
5.9
(42.6)
10.0
(50.0)
7.5
(45.5)
−1.3
(29.7)
−12.8
(9.0)
−27.2
(−17.0)
−31.5
(−24.7)
−37.0
(−34.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.6
(0.18)
5.5
(0.22)
11.6
(0.46)
29.1
(1.15)
49.0
(1.93)
78.1
(3.07)
114.3
(4.50)
118.2
(4.65)
57.6
(2.27)
31.9
(1.26)
9.6
(0.38)
8.1
(0.32)
517.6
(20.39)
Average relative humidity (%) 71 67 62 60 61 70 78 81 74 63 65 71 69
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3]

Notes and references

  1. "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  3. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 23 August 2022.


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