Jidong County (simplified Chinese: 鸡东县; traditional Chinese: 雞東縣; pinyin: Jīdōng Xiàn; lit. 'East of Mount Jiguan') is a county of southeastern Heilongjiang Province, China, bordering Russia's Primorsky Krai to the southeast. It is under the administration of Jixi City and is the location of Jixi Xingkaihu Airport.
Jidong County
鸡东县 | |
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County | |
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![]() ![]() Jidong Location in Heilongjiang | |
Coordinates: 45°16′N 131°07′E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Heilongjiang |
Prefecture-level city | Jixi |
Area | |
• Total | 3,228.88 km2 (1,246.68 sq mi) |
Elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 273,871 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Jidong County is divided into 8 towns and 3 townships.[1]
Climate data for Jidong (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
34.8 (94.6) |
38.1 (100.6) |
37.2 (99.0) |
34.8 (94.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
9.1 (48.4) |
38.1 (100.6) |
Average high °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
12.9 (55.2) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
10.6 (51.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.7 (3.7) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
4.8 (40.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | −20.7 (−5.3) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −36.4 (−33.5) |
−30.9 (−23.6) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
11.4 (52.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−23.8 (−10.8) |
−32.8 (−27.0) |
−36.4 (−33.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.3 (0.25) |
5.6 (0.22) |
13.8 (0.54) |
27.8 (1.09) |
52.9 (2.08) |
80.2 (3.16) |
126.0 (4.96) |
99.1 (3.90) |
51.9 (2.04) |
33.5 (1.32) |
11.6 (0.46) |
8.8 (0.35) |
517.5 (20.37) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 61 | 55 | 54 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 61 | 66 | 65 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] |
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