Jixian County (simplified Chinese: 集贤县; traditional Chinese: 集賢縣; pinyin: Jíxián Xiàn) is a county of eastern Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shuangyashan.

Administrative divisions

Jixian County is divided into 5 towns and 3 townships.

5 towns

  • Fuli (福利镇), Jixian (集贤镇), Shengchang (升昌镇), Fengle (丰乐镇), Taiping (太平镇)

3 townships

  • Yaotun (腰屯乡), Xing'an (兴安乡), Yong'an (永安乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 305,051 in 1999.

Climate

Climate data for Jixian, elevation 102 m (335 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)3.9 (39.0)9.2 (48.6)18.6 (65.5)30.8 (87.4)33.1 (91.6)36.9 (98.4)38.6 (101.5)34.7 (94.5)32.5 (90.5)26.6 (79.9)17.2 (63.0)7.1 (44.8)38.6 (101.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−11.8 (10.8)−6.7 (19.9)1.8 (35.2)12.8 (55.0)20.9 (69.6)25.6 (78.1)27.8 (82.0)26.1 (79.0)21.2 (70.2)12.2 (54.0)−0.5 (31.1)−10.3 (13.5)9.9 (49.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)−16.6 (2.1)−12.0 (10.4)−3.3 (26.1)7.1 (44.8)15.0 (59.0)20.2 (68.4)23.1 (73.6)21.2 (70.2)15.4 (59.7)6.8 (44.2)−5.1 (22.8)−14.7 (5.5)4.8 (40.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−21.0 (−5.8)−17.4 (0.7)−8.9 (16.0)1.2 (34.2)9.0 (48.2)14.8 (58.6)18.2 (64.8)16.4 (61.5)9.7 (49.5)1.3 (34.3)−9.7 (14.5)−19.0 (−2.2)−0.4 (31.2)
Record low °C (°F)−35.1 (−31.2)−30.2 (−22.4)−26.1 (−15.0)−12.3 (9.9)−2.6 (27.3)4.3 (39.7)9.6 (49.3)7.4 (45.3)−2.9 (26.8)−12.9 (8.8)−25.4 (−13.7)−33.0 (−27.4)−35.1 (−31.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)6.8 (0.27)4.8 (0.19)14.2 (0.56)26.2 (1.03)57.1 (2.25)88.2 (3.47)118.9 (4.68)114.7 (4.52)63.1 (2.48)32.1 (1.26)15.3 (0.60)10.8 (0.43)552.2 (21.74)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)6.34.87.18.011.913.613.313.410.17.56.78.5111.2
Average snowy days9.16.88.44.00.100002.68.011.150.1
Average relative humidity (%)67615551556775787059606764
Mean monthly sunshine hours179.5207.6244.2231.2241.3229.9228.8217.6214.0191.9161.0154.02,501
Percentage possible sunshine64716657524948505758585857
Source: China Meteorological Administration

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