Jiaohe, Jilin
| Jiaohe 蛟河市 | |
|---|---|
| County-level city | |
  Jiaohe Location in Jilin | |
| Coordinates: 43°43′N 127°21′E / 43.717°N 127.350°ECoordinates: 43°43′N 127°21′E / 43.717°N 127.350°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| Prefecture-level city | Jilin City |
| Seat | Henan Subdistrict (河南街道) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,235 km2 (2,407 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 470,000 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 132500 |
Jiaohe (Chinese: 蛟河; pinyin: Jiāohé) is a middle-sized city in east-central Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Jilin City, 65 kilometres (40 mi) to the west, and it is well known for its production of tobacco. The mayor of the city is Wang Gang (王钢).
The sister city (or twin town) of Jiaohe is Folsom, California, United States.
Administrative divisions[1]
Subdistricts:
- Henan Subdistrict (河南街道), Naizishan Subdistrict (奶子山街道), Zhonggang Subdistrict (中岗街道), Minzhu Subdistrict (民主街道), Chang'an Subdistrict (长安街道)
Towns:
- Xinzhan (新站镇), Tiangang (天岗镇), Baishishan (白石山镇), Piaohe (漂河镇), Huangsongdian (黄松甸镇), Lafa (拉法镇), Tianbei (天北镇), Songjiang (松江镇), Qingling (庆岭镇)
Townships:
- Nangangzi Township (南岗子乡), Qianjin Township (前进乡), Chishui Township (池水乡), Qingbei Township (青背乡), Xinnong Township (新农乡), Wulin Korean Ethnic Township (乌林朝鲜族乡)
Climate
Jiaohe has a four-season, monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa/Dwb). Winters are long (lasting from November to March), cold, and windy, but dry, due to the influence of the Siberian anticyclone, with a January mean temperature of −18.1 °C (−0.6 °F). Spring and autumn are somewhat short transitional periods, with some precipitation, but are usually dry and windy. Summers are very warm and humid, with a prevailing southeasterly wind due to the East Asian monsoon; July averages 21.8 °C (71.2 °F). Snow is usually light during the winter, and annual rainfall is heavily concentrated from June to August.
| Climate data for Jiaohe (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
29.9 (85.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.8 (96.4) |
34.5 (94.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
35.8 (96.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
2.6 (36.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−7.8 (18) |
10.4 (50.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.1 (−0.6) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −24.7 (−12.5) |
−20.3 (−4.5) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −40.6 (−41.1) |
−39.2 (−38.6) |
−29.3 (−20.7) |
−12.8 (9) |
−7.2 (19) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−17.8 (0) |
−31 (−24) |
−37.9 (−36.2) |
−40.6 (−41.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.1 (0.24) |
7.2 (0.283) |
14.8 (0.583) |
32.6 (1.283) |
64.5 (2.539) |
110.8 (4.362) |
181.0 (7.126) |
139.0 (5.472) |
60.7 (2.39) |
32.5 (1.28) |
17.2 (0.677) |
10.2 (0.402) |
676.6 (26.637) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.2 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 10.0 | 12.4 | 15.6 | 17.2 | 15.9 | 12.8 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 129.1 |
| Source: Weather China | |||||||||||||