Baoqing County
Baoqing County      宝清县  | |
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![]() Baoqing Location in Heilongjiang  | |
| Coordinates: 46°20′N 132°12′E / 46.333°N 132.200°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China | 
| Province | Heilongjiang | 
| Prefecture-level city | Shuangyashan | 
| Township-level divisions | 6 towns 4 townships  | 
| County seat | Baoqing Town (宝清镇) | 
| Area | |
 • Total  | 13,443 km2 (5,190 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) | 
| Population | |
 • Total  | 420,000 | 
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) | 
| Postal code | 155600  | 
| Area code | 0469 | 
| Website | www | 
Baoqing County (simplified Chinese: 宝清县; traditional Chinese: 寶清縣; pinyin: Bǎoqīng Xiàn) is a county of southeastern Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shuangyashan.
Administrative divisions

There are six towns, and four townships in the county:[1][2]
Towns (镇)
- Baoqing Town (宝清镇)
 - Qixingpao (七星泡镇)
 - Qingyuan (青原镇)
 - Longtou (龙头镇)
 - Xiaochengzi (小城子镇)
 - Jiaxinzi (夹信子镇)
 
Townships (乡)
- Zhaoyang Township (朝阳乡)
 - Qixinghe Township (七星河乡)
 - Wanjinshan Township (万金山乡)
 - Jianshanzi Township (尖山子乡)
 
Climate
Baoqing has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long, bitterly cold, but dry winters, and humid, very warm summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −17.5 °C (0.5 °F) in January to 22.3 °C (72.1 °F), while the annual mean is +4.04 °C (39.3 °F), an increase of 0.39 °C (0.70 °F) from 1957 to 1990.[3]
| Climate data for Baoqing, elevation 80 m (260 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | 
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5)  |  9.3 (48.7)  |  21.0 (69.8)  |  31.3 (88.3)  |  34.2 (93.6)  |  38.3 (100.9)  |  37.1 (98.8)  |  37.2 (99.0)  |  32.8 (91.0)  |  27.6 (81.7)  |  19.7 (67.5)  |  6.1 (43.0)  |  38.3 (100.9)  | 
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.2 (11.8)  |  −6.5 (20.3)  |  1.8 (35.2)  |  12.5 (54.5)  |  20.3 (68.5)  |  25.0 (77.0)  |  27.3 (81.1)  |  25.9 (78.6)  |  21.2 (70.2)  |  12.5 (54.5)  |  0.0 (32.0)  |  −9.8 (14.4)  |  9.9 (49.8)  | 
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.5 (2.3)  |  −12.0 (10.4)  |  −3.3 (26.1)  |  6.7 (44.1)  |  14.4 (57.9)  |  19.7 (67.5)  |  22.5 (72.5)  |  21.0 (69.8)  |  15.3 (59.5)  |  6.8 (44.2)  |  −4.7 (23.5)  |  −14.4 (6.1)  |  4.6 (40.3)  | 
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.8 (−7.2)  |  −17.9 (−0.2)  |  −8.9 (16.0)  |  0.8 (33.4)  |  8.6 (47.5)  |  14.5 (58.1)  |  18.0 (64.4)  |  16.5 (61.7)  |  9.8 (49.6)  |  1.3 (34.3)  |  −9.4 (15.1)  |  −19.1 (−2.4)  |  −0.6 (30.9)  | 
| Record low °C (°F) | −37.2 (−35.0)  |  −36.8 (−34.2)  |  −30.3 (−22.5)  |  −13.7 (7.3)  |  −4.3 (24.3)  |  2.7 (36.9)  |  9.3 (48.7)  |  5.5 (41.9)  |  −5.3 (22.5)  |  −20.1 (−4.2)  |  −31.6 (−24.9)  |  −32.6 (−26.7)  |  −37.2 (−35.0)  | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.4 (0.25)  |  3.8 (0.15)  |  13.9 (0.55)  |  26.8 (1.06)  |  58.6 (2.31)  |  74.4 (2.93)  |  122.1 (4.81)  |  107.1 (4.22)  |  60.2 (2.37)  |  32.9 (1.30)  |  14.9 (0.59)  |  8 (0.3)  |  529.1 (20.84)  | 
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.8 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 8.6 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 108.6 | 
| Average snowy days | 9.4 | 7.3 | 10.1 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 11.2 | 53.1 | 
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 80 | 70 | 59 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 166.4 | 191.1 | 228.3 | 218.1 | 231.3 | 233.0 | 230.8 | 222.6 | 225.9 | 200.1 | 164.2 | 151.8 | 2,463.6 | 
| Percentage possible sunshine | 59 | 65 | 62 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
The population of the district was 416,075 in 1999.[7]
Notes and references
- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:宝清县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
 - ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
 - ^ Climate for 46°N 132°E, Metereological history of Baoqing district
 - ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
 - ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
 - ^ 宝清 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
 - ^ National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
 
See also
External links
- (in Chinese) Government site - Google translation
 
 

