Wangqing County
汪清县 · 왕청현
County
Wangqing is located in Jilin
Wangqing
Wangqing
Location in Jilin
Coordinates: 43°19′N 129°46′E / 43.317°N 129.767°E / 43.317; 129.767
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
PrefectureYanbian
County seatWangqing Town (汪清镇)
Area
 • Total8,994 km2 (3,473 sq mi)
Elevation
236 m (774 ft)
Population
 • Total260,000
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
133200
Wangqing County
Simplified Chinese汪清县
Traditional Chinese汪清縣
Chinese Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl왕청현
South Korean name
Hangul왕칭 현

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.

Administrative divisions

Map of Wanqing (labeled as Wang-ch'ing (Pai-ts'ao-kou) 汪清 (百草溝)) and surrounding region (1956)

Wangqing has eight towns and one township.[1]

Towns:

The only township is Jiguan Township (鸡冠乡 / 계관향)

Climate

Climate data for Wangqing (1981−2010 normals)
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 precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.1 3.7 5.9 8.8 13.7 14.4 13.8 14.3 9.9 7.4 6.1 4.7 105.8
Average snowy days 5.6 6.3 8.0 3.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 1.8 6.0 7.2 38.3
Average relative humidity (%) 65 60 57 55 62 74 81 81 77 65 63 66 67
Mean monthly sunshine hours 180.6 197.6 227.6 215.4 220.1 195.7 181.8 188.7 202.6 199.6 159.5 158.6 2,327.8
Percent possible sunshine 62 66 61 53 48 43 39 44 55 59 55 57 54
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2020)[2][3]

Notable people from Wangqing County

References

  1. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：汪清县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 July 2023.

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County-level divisions of Jilin Province
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