Tongyu (Chinese: 通榆; pinyin: Tōngyú) is a county in the northwest of Jilin province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the south and west. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Baicheng, and has a population of 350,000[when?] residing in an area of 8,476 km2 (3,273 sq mi).
Tongyu County
通榆县 | |
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County | |
![]() Tongyu in Baicheng | |
![]() Baicheng in Jilin | |
Coordinates: 44°48′47″N 123°05′17″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jilin |
Prefecture-level city | Baicheng |
County seat | Kaitong (开通镇) |
Area | |
• Total | 8,476 km2 (3,273 sq mi) |
Elevation | 143 m (469 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 350,000 |
• Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 137200 |
The town of Tongyu can be considered to include the areas of Kaitong and Yangjing described below.
There are eight towns, eight townships, and two ethnic townships under the county's administration.[1]
Towns:
Townships:
Climate data for Tongyu (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
38.4 (101.1) |
41.6 (106.9) |
39.0 (102.2) |
36.5 (97.7) |
33.7 (92.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
11.2 (52.2) |
41.6 (106.9) |
Average high °C (°F) | −8.6 (16.5) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
15.4 (59.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
12.3 (54.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.3 (4.5) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
Average low °C (°F) | −20.5 (−4.9) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
1.5 (34.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
0.3 (32.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | −35.1 (−31.2) |
−35.1 (−31.2) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−32.3 (−26.1) |
−35.1 (−31.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.9 (0.04) |
1.1 (0.04) |
6.0 (0.24) |
15.7 (0.62) |
30.8 (1.21) |
67.9 (2.67) |
121.2 (4.77) |
79.7 (3.14) |
27.1 (1.07) |
13.6 (0.54) |
5.1 (0.20) |
1.9 (0.07) |
371 (14.61) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 49 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 58 | 72 | 72 | 62 | 54 | 55 | 59 | 56 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] |
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