Keshan County

Keshan (Chinese: 克山; pinyin: Kèshān) is a county in western Heilongjiang province, China, about 100 km (62 mi) northeast of Qiqihar, which administers it. It is named from a city-shaped extinct volcano, which has a name of Erkeshan in its territory. Its total area is 3,632 square kilometres (1,402 sq mi), with a population of 460,000. Post Code: 161610. The seat of Keshan County is located in Keshan Town.

Keshan County

克山县
County
Keshan in Qiqihar
Qiqihar in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 48°02′13″N 125°52′34″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Prefecture-level cityQiqihar
Township-level divisions2 towns
9 townships
County seatKeshan (克山镇)
Area
 • Total3,632 km2 (1,402 sq mi)
Elevation
223 m (732 ft)
Population
 • Total460,000
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
161610

Geography and climate
Map including Keshan (labeled as 克山 K'O-SHAN) (AMS, 1951)

Keshan has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa/Dwb), with long, bitterly cold, but dry winters, and humid, very warm summers. The monthly daily mean temperature in January, the coldest month, is −21.4 °C (−6.5 °F), and July, the warmest month, averages 22.0 °C (71.6 °F), with an average annual temperature +2.27 °C (36.1 °F). A majority of the annual precipitation falls in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 54% in July to 71% in February, sunshine is abundant and the area receives 2,710 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Climate data for Keshan County (1981–2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −16.0
(3.2)		 −10.0
(14.0)		 −0.1
(31.8)		 11.6
(52.9)		 20.0
(68.0)		 25.5
(77.9)		 26.8
(80.2)		 25.2
(77.4)		 19.3
(66.7)		 9.8
(49.6)		 −3.6
(25.5)		 −13.7
(7.3)		 7.9
(46.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −21.4
(−6.5)		 −16.3
(2.7)		 −6.0
(21.2)		 5.5
(41.9)		 13.7
(56.7)		 19.8
(67.6)		 22.0
(71.6)		 20.0
(68.0)		 13.3
(55.9)		 4.0
(39.2)		 −8.8
(16.2)		 −18.6
(−1.5)		 2.3
(36.1)
Average low °C (°F) −26.1
(−15.0)		 −22.0
(−7.6)		 −11.9
(10.6)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 7.1
(44.8)		 13.9
(57.0)		 17.3
(63.1)		 15.3
(59.5)		 7.8
(46.0)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 −13.2
(8.2)		 −22.9
(−9.2)		 −3.0
(26.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.4
(0.13)		 2.7
(0.11)		 6.9
(0.27)		 24.4
(0.96)		 36.4
(1.43)		 83.7
(3.30)		 156.2
(6.15)		 120.1
(4.73)		 50.5
(1.99)		 18.9
(0.74)		 5.8
(0.23)		 5.7
(0.22)		 514.7
(20.26)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.4 3.6 4.1 7.2 9.0 13.4 14.3 13.0 10.5 6.7 5.7 5.8 97.7
Average relative humidity (%) 73 69 57 50 49 62 76 77 68 61 66 73 65
Mean monthly sunshine hours 174.0 202.8 255.1 236.1 272.8 272.6 259.3 258.9 231.9 218.0 177.4 150.8 2,709.7
Percent possible sunshine 64 71 70 58 58 57 54 59 62 65 64 58 61
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days and sunshine 1971–2000)[1][2]

Administrative divisions

There are two towns and nine townships in the county:[3]

Towns:

  • Keshan (克山镇), Beixing (北兴镇), Xicheng (西城镇), Gucheng (古城镇), Beilian (北联镇), Xihe (西河镇)

Townships:

  • Henan Township (河南乡), Shuanghe Township (双河乡), Hebei Township (河北乡), Gubei Township (古北乡), Xilian Township (西联乡), Fazhan Township (发展乡), Xijian Township (西建乡), Xianghua Township (向华乡), Shuguang Township (曙光乡)

References
  1. 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  2. 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）. China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  3. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：克山县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
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