Linjiang

Linjiang (simplified Chinese: 临江; traditional Chinese: 臨江; pinyin: Línjiāng; listed as Linkiang on old maps) is a county-level city in southern Jilin province, People's Republic of China, located to the east of Tonghua, and not far from the border with North Korea. It is a county-level city under the administration of Baishan.

For other uses, see Linjiang (disambiguation).
Linjiang

临江市
County-level city
Location in Baishan City
Linjiang
Location of the city centre in Jilin
Coordinates: 41°49′N 126°55′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJilin
Prefecture-level cityBaishan
Township-level divisions6 subdistricts
6 towns
1 township
Municipal seatJianguo Subdistrict (建国街道)
Area
 • County-level city3,009 km2 (1,162 sq mi)
 • Urban170.84 km2 (65.96 sq mi)
Elevation
341 m (1,119 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • County-level city162,000
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
 • Urban
97,100
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
134600

Culture

During 1953–76, there are totally twenty one Chinese films being shoot on location in Linjiang, including Visitors on the Icy Mountain.[2]

Geography
Linjiang (labelled as Lin-chiang 臨江) (1954)

Linjiang has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long, very cold winters, and very warm, humid summers. Monthly average temperatures range from −15.3 °C (4.5 °F) in January to 22.3 °C (72.1 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 5.57 °C (42.0 °F). Though the annual total is generous, precipitation is quite low during the winter and rainfall is concentrated in the months of June through August. Sunshine is generous but falling far short of the central and western parts of Jilin; with monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 42% in July to 60% in February, there are 2,232 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Climate data for Linjiang (1981−2010 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −8.2
(17.2)		 −1.9
(28.6)		 5.6
(42.1)		 15.5
(59.9)		 21.8
(71.2)		 26.0
(78.8)		 28.1
(82.6)		 27.6
(81.7)		 22.3
(72.1)		 14.9
(58.8)		 3.7
(38.7)		 −5.5
(22.1)		 12.5
(54.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −15.3
(4.5)		 −9.5
(14.9)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 7.9
(46.2)		 14.3
(57.7)		 19.1
(66.4)		 22.3
(72.1)		 21.5
(70.7)		 14.8
(58.6)		 7.0
(44.6)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 −11.7
(10.9)		 5.6
(42.0)
Average low °C (°F) −20.9
(−5.6)		 −15.6
(3.9)		 −6.8
(19.8)		 1.4
(34.5)		 7.7
(45.9)		 13.7
(56.7)		 18.2
(64.8)		 17.5
(63.5)		 10.0
(50.0)		 1.2
(34.2)		 −7.1
(19.2)		 −16.5
(2.3)		 0.2
(32.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11.7
(0.46)		 11.7
(0.46)		 22.5
(0.89)		 43.1
(1.70)		 82.0
(3.23)		 118.1
(4.65)		 202.0
(7.95)		 159.2
(6.27)		 71.2
(2.80)		 39.8
(1.57)		 31.8
(1.25)		 17.2
(0.68)		 810.3
(31.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.8 7.4 8.6 10.6 14.3 15.8 17.9 15.1 11.5 9.8 10.1 9.8 139.7
Average relative humidity (%) 71 65 59 56 63 72 79 80 77 67 69 72 69
Mean monthly sunshine hours 162.2 178.9 217.0 212.6 224.9 207.4 191.4 185.5 172.6 190.9 149.4 139.6 2,232.4
Percent possible sunshine 55 60 59 53 50 46 42 43 46 56 51 49 50
Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days and sunshine 1971–2000)[3][4]

Administrative divisions

There are six subdistricts, six towns and one townships under the city's administration:[5]

Subdistricts

  • Jianguo Subdistrict (建国街道), Xinshi Subdistrict (新市街道), Xinglong Subdistrict (兴隆街道), Dahu Subdistrict (大湖街道), Sengong Subdistrict (森工街道), Dalizi Subdistrict (大栗子街道)

Towns:

  • Huashu (桦树镇), Liudaogou (六道沟镇), Weishahe (苇沙河镇), Huashan (花山镇), Naozhi (闹枝镇), Sidaogou (四道沟镇)

The only township is Mayihe Township (蚂蚁河乡)

See also

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. Jin, Changguo (2014). "临江——一座小城21部老电影". Chinese National Geography (in Chinese) (8): 172–189.
  3. 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  4. 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.
  5. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：临江市 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-02-19.


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