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Hulin

Coordinates: 45°46′N 132°56′E / 45.767°N 132.933°E / 45.767; 132.933
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Hulin
虎林市
Location of the city
Location of the city
Hulin is located in Heilongjiang
Hulin
Hulin
Location in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 45°46′N 132°56′E / 45.767°N 132.933°E / 45.767; 132.933
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Prefecture-level cityJixi
Municipal seatHulin Town (虎林镇)
Area
 • Total9,328.71 km2 (3,601.84 sq mi)
Elevation
85 m (280 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total317,884
 • Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
230381
ClimateDwb
Websitehljhulin.gov.cn

Hulin (Chinese: 虎林; pinyin: Hǔlín; lit. 'tiger forest') is a county-level city on the Muling River in southeastern Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. With a population of around 200,000, it is under the administration of Jixi. Nearby are Lake Xingkai, 51 kilometres (32 mi) to the southwest, the Usuri River, which forms the Russian border 38 kilometres (24 mi) to the east. The main agricultural products include soybeans, cattle, milk, various organic produces, and lumber.[1]

Geography and climate

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Hulin (labelled as Hu-lin) (1955)

Hulin has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with long, bitterly cold, but dry winters, and warm, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −17.9 °C (0 °F) in January to 21.5 °C (71 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 3.8 °C (38.8 °F). More than 2/3 of the year's precipitation occurs from June to September.

Climate data for Hulin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 2.1
(35.8)
7.9
(46.2)
17.0
(62.6)
26.2
(79.2)
32.0
(89.6)
38.2
(100.8)
35.2
(95.4)
34.7
(94.5)
32.1
(89.8)
24.8
(76.6)
17.4
(63.3)
5.0
(41.0)
38.2
(100.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −12.3
(9.9)
−7.2
(19.0)
1.3
(34.3)
11.6
(52.9)
19.1
(66.4)
23.7
(74.7)
26.4
(79.5)
25.6
(78.1)
20.9
(69.6)
12.2
(54.0)
−0.4
(31.3)
−10.4
(13.3)
9.2
(48.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −17.5
(0.5)
−12.8
(9.0)
−3.7
(25.3)
6.0
(42.8)
13.5
(56.3)
18.7
(65.7)
21.9
(71.4)
21.0
(69.8)
15.1
(59.2)
6.5
(43.7)
−5.0
(23.0)
−15.2
(4.6)
4.0
(39.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −22.3
(−8.1)
−18.3
(−0.9)
−8.7
(16.3)
0.8
(33.4)
8.2
(46.8)
14.3
(57.7)
18.1
(64.6)
17.0
(62.6)
10.1
(50.2)
1.5
(34.7)
−9.4
(15.1)
−19.7
(−3.5)
−0.7
(30.7)
Record low °C (°F) −34.7
(−30.5)
−32.2
(−26.0)
−30.3
(−22.5)
−11.0
(12.2)
−3.4
(25.9)
5.0
(41.0)
10.6
(51.1)
6.1
(43.0)
−2.6
(27.3)
−14.4
(6.1)
−27.6
(−17.7)
−32.2
(−26.0)
−34.7
(−30.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 9.2
(0.36)
7.4
(0.29)
20.6
(0.81)
34.2
(1.35)
68.0
(2.68)
83.0
(3.27)
120.7
(4.75)
119.4
(4.70)
69.4
(2.73)
47.7
(1.88)
23.7
(0.93)
15.1
(0.59)
618.4
(24.34)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.8 5.5 8.0 9.6 12.7 13.0 13.5 13.1 9.9 8.9 7.6 8.2 116.8
Average snowy days 10.1 8.5 11.0 4.7 0.1 0 0 0 0 2.9 9.4 12.1 58.8
Average relative humidity (%) 70 66 63 61 65 75 81 82 76 67 67 71 70
Mean monthly sunshine hours 171.6 195.5 238.8 226.6 242.2 230.2 223.1 221.1 225.0 196.4 162.1 148.8 2,481.4
Percent possible sunshine 61 66 64 56 52 49 47 51 60 59 58 55 57
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
Source 2: Weather China[4]

Administrative divisions

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Hulin City is divided into 7 towns and 4 townships.[5]

7 towns
4 townships

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hulin Government web site.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ^ 虎林 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  5. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.