Wangqing County (simplified Chinese: 汪清县; traditional Chinese: 汪清縣; pinyin: Wāngqīng Xiàn; Korean: 왕칭현) is a county of southeastern Jilin province, China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. The county's name Wangqing comes from the Manchu language meaning fortress.
Wangqing County
汪清县 · 왕청현 | |
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County | |
![]() ![]() Wangqing Location in Jilin | |
Coordinates: 43°19′N 129°46′E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jilin |
Prefecture | Yanbian |
County seat | Wangqing Town (汪清镇) |
Area | |
• Total | 8,994 km2 (3,473 sq mi) |
Elevation | 236 m (774 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 260,000 |
• Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 133200 |
Wangqing County | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 汪清县 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 汪清縣 | ||||||
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Chinese Korean name | |||||||
Chosŏn'gŭl | 왕청현 | ||||||
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South Korean name | |||||||
Hangul | 왕칭 현 | ||||||
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Wangqing has eight towns and one township.[1]
Towns:
The only township is Jiguan Township (鸡冠乡 / 계관향)
Climate data for Wangqing (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.3 (99.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
Average high °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.6 (70.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
11.7 (53.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.2 (57.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | −22.0 (−7.6) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
6.2 (43.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −36.3 (−33.3) |
−33.1 (−27.6) |
−24.2 (−11.6) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−27.5 (−17.5) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
−36.3 (−33.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.9 (0.27) |
6.3 (0.25) |
12.6 (0.50) |
32.8 (1.29) |
58.1 (2.29) |
81.9 (3.22) |
123.9 (4.88) |
109.3 (4.30) |
66.1 (2.60) |
30.0 (1.18) |
13.9 (0.55) |
9.1 (0.36) |
550.9 (21.69) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 62 | 74 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 65 | 63 | 66 | 67 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] |
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