Jiaohe, Jilin

Jiaohe
蛟河市
County-level city
Jiaohe
Location in Jilin
Coordinates: 43°43′N 127°21′E / 43.717°N 127.350°E / 43.717; 127.350Coordinates: 43°43′N 127°21′E / 43.717°N 127.350°E / 43.717; 127.350
Country People's Republic of China
Province Jilin
Prefecture-level city Jilin City
Seat Henan Subdistrict (河南街道)
Area
 • Total 6,235 km2 (2,407 sq mi)
Elevation 345 m (1,132 ft)
Population
 • Total 470,000
 • Density 75/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code 132500

Jiaohe (Chinese: 蛟河; pinyin: Jiāohé) is a middle-sized city in east-central Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Jilin City, 65 kilometres (40 mi) to the west, and it is well known for its production of tobacco. The mayor of the city is Wang Gang (王钢).

The sister city (or twin town) of Jiaohe is Folsom, California, United States.

Administrative divisions[1]

Subdistricts:

  • Henan Subdistrict (河南街道), Naizishan Subdistrict (奶子山街道), Zhonggang Subdistrict (中岗街道), Minzhu Subdistrict (民主街道), Chang'an Subdistrict (长安街道)

Towns:

  • Xinzhan (新站镇), Tiangang (天岗镇), Baishishan (白石山镇), Piaohe (漂河镇), Huangsongdian (黄松甸镇), Lafa (拉法镇), Tianbei (天北镇), Songjiang (松江镇), Qingling (庆岭镇)

Townships:

  • Nangangzi Township (南岗子乡), Qianjin Township (前进乡), Chishui Township (池水乡), Qingbei Township (青背乡), Xinnong Township (新农乡), Wulin Korean Ethnic Township (乌林朝鲜族乡)

Climate

Jiaohe has a four-season, monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa/Dwb). Winters are long (lasting from November to March), cold, and windy, but dry, due to the influence of the Siberian anticyclone, with a January mean temperature of −18.1 °C (−0.6 °F). Spring and autumn are somewhat short transitional periods, with some precipitation, but are usually dry and windy. Summers are very warm and humid, with a prevailing southeasterly wind due to the East Asian monsoon; July averages 21.8 °C (71.2 °F). Snow is usually light during the winter, and annual rainfall is heavily concentrated from June to August.

Climate data for Jiaohe (1971–2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 4.0
(39.2)		 10.7
(51.3)		 17.0
(62.6)		 29.9
(85.8)		 32.4
(90.3)		 35.4
(95.7)		 35.8
(96.4)		 34.5
(94.1)		 29.7
(85.5)		 28.4
(83.1)		 19.7
(67.5)		 9.1
(48.4)		 35.8
(96.4)
Average high °C (°F) −10.9
(12.4)		 −5.8
(21.6)		 2.6
(36.7)		 13.4
(56.1)		 20.6
(69.1)		 24.8
(76.6)		 27.0
(80.6)		 25.9
(78.6)		 20.7
(69.3)		 12.6
(54.7)		 1.4
(34.5)		 −7.8
(18)		 10.4
(50.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −18.1
(−0.6)		 −13.3
(8.1)		 −3.1
(26.4)		 6.6
(43.9)		 13.5
(56.3)		 18.7
(65.7)		 21.8
(71.2)		 20.4
(68.7)		 13.7
(56.7)		 5.7
(42.3)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 −14.1
(6.6)		 4.0
(39.2)
Average low °C (°F) −24.7
(−12.5)		 −20.3
(−4.5)		 −9.2
(15.4)		 0.2
(32.4)		 6.9
(44.4)		 13.4
(56.1)		 17.5
(63.5)		 16.0
(60.8)		 7.9
(46.2)		 −0.1
(31.8)		 −9.4
(15.1)		 −19.8
(−3.6)		 −1.8
(28.8)
Record low °C (°F) −40.6
(−41.1)		 −39.2
(−38.6)		 −29.3
(−20.7)		 −12.8
(9)		 −7.2
(19)		 4.5
(40.1)		 9.8
(49.6)		 5.8
(42.4)		 −4.5
(23.9)		 −17.8
(0)		 −31
(−24)		 −37.9
(−36.2)		 −40.6
(−41.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.1
(0.24)		 7.2
(0.283)		 14.8
(0.583)		 32.6
(1.283)		 64.5
(2.539)		 110.8
(4.362)		 181.0
(7.126)		 139.0
(5.472)		 60.7
(2.39)		 32.5
(1.28)		 17.2
(0.677)		 10.2
(0.402)		 676.6
(26.637)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.2 6.0 7.3 10.0 12.4 15.6 17.2 15.9 12.8 9.4 8.3 8.0 129.1
Source: Weather China

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