Dongning
东宁市
County-level city
Dongning is located in Heilongjiang
Dongning
Dongning
Location in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 44°07′N 130°49′E / 44.117°N 130.817°E / 44.117; 130.817
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Prefecture-level cityMudanjiang
Area
 • Total7,368 km2 (2,845 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total210,000
 • Density29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Dongning (simplified Chinese: 东宁; traditional Chinese: 東寧; pinyin: Dōngníng; lit. 'Eastern tranquillity') is a county-level city of southeastern Heilongjiang province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Mudanjiang.

Administrative divisions

Dongning City is divided into 6 towns.[1]

6 towns

Demographics

The population of the city was 205,016 in 1999.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Dongning (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.3
(50.5) 		15.0
(59.0) 		20.7
(69.3) 		32.2
(90.0) 		35.3
(95.5) 		36.2
(97.2) 		39.0
(102.2) 		37.3
(99.1) 		33.0
(91.4) 		30.4
(86.7) 		21.3
(70.3) 		12.6
(54.7) 		39.0
(102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −7.0
(19.4) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		5.1
(41.2) 		14.7
(58.5) 		21.1
(70.0) 		25.0
(77.0) 		27.7
(81.9) 		27.2
(81.0) 		22.9
(73.2) 		15.0
(59.0) 		3.4
(38.1) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		12.3
(54.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −13.2
(8.2) 		−8.8
(16.2) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		7.7
(45.9) 		14.1
(57.4) 		18.7
(65.7) 		22.1
(71.8) 		21.7
(71.1) 		16.1
(61.0) 		8.0
(46.4) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−11.1
(12.0) 		6.0
(42.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −17.9
(−0.2) 		−14.2
(6.4) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		1.1
(34.0) 		7.9
(46.2) 		13.5
(56.3) 		17.6
(63.7) 		17.3
(63.1) 		10.5
(50.9) 		2.1
(35.8) 		−7.4
(18.7) 		−15.5
(4.1) 		0.7
(33.2)
Record low °C (°F) −30.2
(−22.4) 		−27.2
(−17.0) 		−21.7
(−7.1) 		−8.6
(16.5) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		5.8
(42.4) 		10.0
(50.0) 		8.0
(46.4) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		−10.8
(12.6) 		−22.4
(−8.3) 		−29.9
(−21.8) 		−30.2
(−22.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.9
(0.23) 		5.9
(0.23) 		12.2
(0.48) 		24.8
(0.98) 		69.0
(2.72) 		87.1
(3.43) 		118.2
(4.65) 		117.1
(4.61) 		54.6
(2.15) 		32.5
(1.28) 		17.8
(0.70) 		8.5
(0.33) 		553.6
(21.79)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.1 3.1 5.3 8.3 13.9 14.3 14.1 13.9 9.6 6.9 5.5 3.9 101.9
Average snowy days 4.7 4.7 6.5 2.8 0.1 0 0 0 0 1.3 5.1 5.8 31
Average relative humidity (%) 58 53 50 51 61 73 78 78 70 60 57 59 62
Mean monthly sunshine hours 169.4 187.7 216.8 205.9 217.5 218.3 206.9 198.6 219.5 204.7 160.4 153.2 2,358.9
Percent possible sunshine 59 63 59 51 48 47 44 46 59 61 56 56 54
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Notes and references

  1. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. ^ (in English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

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County-level divisions of Heilongjiang Province
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