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 | |
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County-level city | |
![]() ![]() Helong Location in Jilin province | |
Coordinates: 42°32′37″N 129°00′10″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jilin |
Prefecture | Yanbian |
Seat | Wenhua Subdistrict |
Area | |
• County-level city | 5,069.0 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 city | 181,000 |
• Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) |
• Urban | 95,399 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 133500 |
Website | http://www.helong.gov.cn/ |
Helong | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 和龙市 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 和龍市 | ||||||
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Chinese Korean name | |||||||
Chosŏn'gŭl | 화룡시 | ||||||
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South Korean name | |||||||
Hangul | 허룽시 | ||||||
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Helong has three subdistricts and eight towns.[2]
Subdistricts:
Towns:
Climate data for Helong (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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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] |
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