Tailai County

Tailai County (simplified Chinese: 泰来县; traditional Chinese: 泰來縣; pinyin: Tàilái Xiàn) is a county in the west of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the west and Jilin province to the south. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Qiqihar.

Map including Tailai (labeled as T'ai-lai (walled) 泰來) (AMS, 1956)
Tailai County
泰来县
T'ai-lai
County
Tailai in Qiqihar
Tailai in Qiqihar
Qiqihar in Heilongjiang
Qiqihar in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 46°23′38″N 123°25′01″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Prefecture-level cityQiqihar
Area
 • Total4,061 km2 (1,568 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total302,027
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

Tailai County is divided into 7 towns, 1 ethnic town and 2 ethnic townships.[1]

7 towns
  • Tailai (泰来镇), Pingyang (平洋镇), Tangchi (汤池镇), Tazicheng (塔子城镇), Daxing (大兴镇), Heping (和平镇), Keli (克利镇)
1 ethnic town
  • Jiangqiao Mongol (江桥蒙古族镇)
2 ethnic townships
  • Shengli Mongol (胜利蒙古族乡), Ningjiang Mongol (宁姜蒙古族乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 322,562 in 1999.[2]

Climate
Climate data for Tailai (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)		 11.4
(52.5)		 24.7
(76.5)		 33.2
(91.8)		 38.0
(100.4)		 39.9
(103.8)		 38.4
(101.1)		 36.4
(97.5)		 34.5
(94.1)		 28.4
(83.1)		 18.4
(65.1)		 6.9
(44.4)		 39.9
(103.8)
Average high °C (°F) −10.5
(13.1)		 −4.8
(23.4)		 3.8
(38.8)		 14.3
(57.7)		 22.1
(71.8)		 27.2
(81.0)		 28.4
(83.1)		 27.2
(81.0)		 21.6
(70.9)		 12.5
(54.5)		 0.2
(32.4)		 −8.5
(16.7)		 11.1
(52.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −16.5
(2.3)		 −11.4
(11.5)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 7.8
(46.0)		 15.8
(60.4)		 21.5
(70.7)		 23.6
(74.5)		 22.1
(71.8)		 15.5
(59.9)		 6.3
(43.3)		 −5.4
(22.3)		 −14.0
(6.8)		 5.2
(41.4)
Average low °C (°F) −21.5
(−6.7)		 −17.1
(1.2)		 −8.8
(16.2)		 1.2
(34.2)		 9.2
(48.6)		 15.8
(60.4)		 19.0
(66.2)		 17.3
(63.1)		 9.8
(49.6)		 0.9
(33.6)		 −10.0
(14.0)		 −18.5
(−1.3)		 −0.2
(31.6)
Record low °C (°F) −36.9
(−34.4)		 −35.4
(−31.7)		 −26.9
(−16.4)		 −9.9
(14.2)		 −2.4
(27.7)		 2.8
(37.0)		 8.9
(48.0)		 7.0
(44.6)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 −15.5
(4.1)		 −25.9
(−14.6)		 −33.4
(−28.1)		 −36.9
(−34.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.8
(0.07)		 1.6
(0.06)		 6.0
(0.24)		 19.4
(0.76)		 28.2
(1.11)		 73.6
(2.90)		 124.0
(4.88)		 87.4
(3.44)		 33.4
(1.31)		 14.1
(0.56)		 3.7
(0.15)		 4.0
(0.16)		 397.2
(15.64)
Average relative humidity (%) 63 54 44 42 44 59 72 71 61 53 55 63 57
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3]

References
  1. "国家统计局 2019" (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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