Baishan

Baishan (Chinese: 白山; pinyin: Báishān, Korean: 백산시) is a prefecture-level city in Jilin province of the People's Republic of China. "白山" literally means "White Mountain", and is named after Changbai Mountain (Chinese: 长白山; pinyin: Chángbái Shān, also known as Paektu Mountain (Korean: 백두산)).

For other uses, see Baishan (disambiguation).
Baishan

白山市
Prefecture-level city
Baishan Railway Station
Location of Baishan City (yellow) in Jilin (light grey) and China
Baishan
Location of the city center in Jilin
Coordinates (Baishan municipal government): 41°56′38″N 126°24′53″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
County-level divisions6
Incorporated (city)8 September 1986
Renamed31 January 1994
Municipal seatHunjiang District
Government
 • TypePrefecture-level city
 • CPC Baishan SecretaryLi Wei (李伟)
 • MayorPeng Yonglin (彭永林)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city17,485 km2 (6,751 sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2017)[1]
388.11 km2 (149.85 sq mi)
Elevation
471 m (1,545 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Prefecture-level city1,296,575
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
 • Urban
 (2017)[1]
402,600
 • Urban density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
134300
Area code(s)0439
ISO 3166 codeCN-JL-06
Licence plates吉F
Websitebs.jl.gov.cn

Baishan is to be granted the title of China International Mineral Water City. In Baishan is the Baishan Dam.

History

In 1902, Qing imperial government set up the Linjiang County in today's Baishan region. During the Manchukuo period, Linjiang county was under the jurisdiction of Tonghua. In March 1959, Jilin provincial government promoted Linjiang County to a county-level city and renamed it as Hunjiang City, which is still under the administration of Tonghua Prefecture. In 1985, Hunjiang City developed into a prefecture-level city, administerring three districts and three counties including Fusong, Jingyu and Changbai. The city was renamed to Baishan in April, 1994 with the approval of the State Council.[2]

Administrative divisions
Map
# Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population (2003 est.) Area (km²) Density (/km²)
1 Hunjiang District 浑江区 Húnjiāng Qū 330,000 1,388 238
2 Jiangyuan District 江源区 Jiāngyuán Qū 260,000 1,348 193
3 Linjiang City 临江市 Línjiāng Shì 180,000 3,009 60
4 Fusong County 抚松县 Fǔsōng Xiàn 300,000 6,150 49
5 Jingyu County 靖宇县 Jìngyǔ Xiàn 140,000 3,094 45
6 Changbai Korean Autonomous County 长白朝鲜族自治县 Chángbái Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn 80,000 2,496 32

Geography
Climate data for Baishan (1981–2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −7.7
(18.1)		 −3.1
(26.4)		 3.8
(38.8)		 13.8
(56.8)		 20.3
(68.5)		 24.8
(76.6)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.4
(79.5)		 21.4
(70.5)		 13.7
(56.7)		 2.8
(37.0)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 11.5
(52.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15.2
(4.6)		 −10.4
(13.3)		 −2.3
(27.9)		 6.8
(44.2)		 13.3
(55.9)		 18.2
(64.8)		 21.4
(70.5)		 20.5
(68.9)		 13.9
(57.0)		 6.1
(43.0)		 −3.4
(25.9)		 −12.0
(10.4)		 4.7
(40.5)
Average low °C (°F) −21.2
(−6.2)		 −16.6
(2.1)		 −7.8
(18.0)		 0.5
(32.9)		 6.8
(44.2)		 12.7
(54.9)		 17.2
(63.0)		 16.2
(61.2)		 8.5
(47.3)		 0.2
(32.4)		 −8.5
(16.7)		 −17.4
(0.7)		 −0.8
(30.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 12.0
(0.47)		 14.6
(0.57)		 26.1
(1.03)		 50.3
(1.98)		 86.2
(3.39)		 119.5
(4.70)		 213.2
(8.39)		 177.5
(6.99)		 66.1
(2.60)		 42.8
(1.69)		 34.0
(1.34)		 17.3
(0.68)		 859.6
(33.83)
Average relative humidity (%) 71 66 60 58 63 73 82 82 78 68 70 71 70
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3]

Transportation

References
  1. Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. "Profile of Baishan" (in Chinese). Official website of Baishan City Government. Archived from the original on 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-04.
  3. 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
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