Tangyuan County (simplified Chinese: 汤原县; traditional Chinese: 湯原縣; pinyin: Tāngyuán Xiàn) is a county in the east of Heilongjiang province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Jiamusi.

Administrative divisions

Tangyuan County is divided into 4 towns and 6 townships.

4 towns

  • Xianglan (香兰镇), Heli (鹤立镇), Zhulian (竹帘镇), Tangyuan (汤原镇)

6 townships

  • Tangwang (汤旺乡), Shengli (胜利乡), Jixiang (吉祥乡), Zhenxing (振兴乡), Taipingchuan (太平川乡), Yongfa (永发乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 266,698 in 1999.

Climate

Climate data for Tangyuan, elevation 95 m (312 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)2.3 (36.1)8.6 (47.5)19.7 (67.5)29.6 (85.3)33.2 (91.8)37.8 (100.0)38.0 (100.4)34.5 (94.1)31.0 (87.8)25.8 (78.4)15.5 (59.9)5.1 (41.2)38.0 (100.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−12.5 (9.5)−6.6 (20.1)2.1 (35.8)12.6 (54.7)20.4 (68.7)25.0 (77.0)27.3 (81.1)25.6 (78.1)20.8 (69.4)11.6 (52.9)−1.0 (30.2)−11.1 (12.0)9.5 (49.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)−18.5 (−1.3)−13.6 (7.5)−4.2 (24.4)6.1 (43.0)14.0 (57.2)19.4 (66.9)22.3 (72.1)20.4 (68.7)14.2 (57.6)5.4 (41.7)−6.2 (20.8)−16.3 (2.7)3.6 (38.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−23.6 (−10.5)−20.0 (−4.0)−10.3 (13.5)0.0 (32.0)7.8 (46.0)14.5 (58.1)17.9 (64.2)16.0 (60.8)8.6 (47.5)0.1 (32.2)−10.8 (12.6)−20.9 (−5.6)−1.7 (28.9)
Record low °C (°F)−38.8 (−37.8)−33.8 (−28.8)−28.9 (−20.0)−12.1 (10.2)−5.5 (22.1)5.3 (41.5)10.5 (50.9)7.5 (45.5)−2.5 (27.5)−12.9 (8.8)−29.1 (−20.4)−35.2 (−31.4)−38.8 (−37.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)3.9 (0.15)4.0 (0.16)13.6 (0.54)26.8 (1.06)62.4 (2.46)98.6 (3.88)133.2 (5.24)134.6 (5.30)66.9 (2.63)27.6 (1.09)12.5 (0.49)8.2 (0.32)592.3 (23.32)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)4.33.66.57.712.014.014.613.510.57.15.25.9104.9
Average snowy days8.05.98.73.70.100002.17.99.445.8
Average relative humidity (%)70655957617482847766657169
Mean monthly sunshine hours178.8201.3235.6217.7228.0211.0199.6202.3215.4195.7166.8157.42,409.6
Percentage possible sunshine64696453494542475859605956
Source: China Meteorological Administration

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