Zhaoyuan-County
肇源县
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Location of Zhaoyuan County in Daqing
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Daqing in Heilongjiang
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Daqing |
| County seat | Zhengfu Street No. 304, Zhaoyuan Town (肇源镇政府大街304号) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,198 km2 (1,621 sq mi) |
| Population
(2013)
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| • Total | 475,800 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | zgzy |
Zhaoyuan County (Chinese: 肇源县; pinyin: Zhàoyuán Xiàn), formerly Rear Gorlos Banner, is a county in the west-central part of Heilongjiang Province, China, bordering Jilin province to the south. The southernmost county-level divisionofDaqing City, it has a land area of 4,198 km2 (1,621 sq mi) and a population of 450,000. The postal code is 166500. The county seat is located in Zhaoyuan Town.
Some farms in Zhaoyuan county with alkaline soil are experimenting rice cultivation with hybrid saltwater-tolerant rice.[1]
Zhaoyuan consists of 8 towns and 8 townships.[2]
| Climate data for Zhaoyuan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.9 (98.4) |
36.5 (97.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
37.5 (99.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −17.4 (0.7) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.7 (−8.9) |
−18.0 (−0.4) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
1.3 (34.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40.2 (−40.4) |
−40.6 (−41.1) |
−27.0 (−16.6) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−16.7 (1.9) |
−27.3 (−17.1) |
−36.1 (−33.0) |
−40.6 (−41.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.9 (0.07) |
2.4 (0.09) |
5.9 (0.23) |
12.6 (0.50) |
43.5 (1.71) |
82.8 (3.26) |
113.6 (4.47) |
89.8 (3.54) |
42.8 (1.69) |
16.6 (0.65) |
7.8 (0.31) |
4.0 (0.16) |
423.7 (16.68) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 83.7 |
| Average snowy days | 5.3 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 30.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 61 | 52 | 48 | 53 | 65 | 77 | 78 | 69 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 64 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 180.9 | 205.8 | 241.9 | 237.9 | 252.0 | 243.0 | 226.0 | 229.4 | 234.6 | 205.5 | 172.2 | 163.2 | 2,592.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 64 | 70 | 65 | 58 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 53 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 59 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
45°31′26.36″N 124°42′05.36″E / 45.5239889°N 124.7014889°E / 45.5239889; 124.7014889
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1 These are administrative zones, which are not standard units of local government, though they do function as such. 2 Formally part of Oroqen BannerinInner Mongolia but administered de facto by Daxing'anling Prefecture in Heilongjiang. 3 Formally part of Huma County. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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