Antu County

Antu County (simplified Chinese: 安图县; traditional Chinese: 安圖縣; pinyin: Āntú Xiàn; Chosŏn'gŭl: 안도현; Hangul: 안투현) is a county of southeastern Jilin province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. Antu is home to Korean and Manchu minorities.^[1] In 2020 it had a population of 195,000, of which 17.9% Koreans. It has a border crossing with North Korea at Shuangmufeng (双目峰).^[2]

Antu County 安图县 · 안도현
County
Antu County Location in Jilin province
Coordinates: 43°07′N 128°54′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jilin
Prefecture	Yanbian
County seat	Mingyue
Area
• Total	7,444 km2 (2,874 sq mi)
Elevation	355 m (1,165 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	195,000
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	133600
Website	www.antu.gov.cn/index.html

Antu County
Simplified Chinese	安图县
Traditional Chinese	安圖縣
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Āntú Xiàn
Chinese Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	안도현
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Ando-hyeon McCune–Reischauer Ando-hyŏn
South Korean name
Hangul	안투 현
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Antu Hyeon McCune–Reischauer Ant'u Hyŏn

Administrative divisions

Antu has seven towns and two townships.^[3]

Towns:

• Mingyue (明月镇 / 명월진)
• Songjiang (松江镇 / 송강진)
• Erdaobaihe (二道白河镇 / 이도백하진)
• liangjiang (两江镇 / 량강진)
• Shimen (石门镇 / 석문진)
• Wanbao (万宝镇 / 만보진)
• Liangbing (亮兵镇 / 량병진)

Townships:

• Xinhe Township (新合乡 / 신합향)
• Yongqing Township (永庆乡 / 영경향)

Climate

Climate data for Antu, elevation 367 m (1,204 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	7.0 (44.6)	13.5 (56.3)	20.1 (68.2)	30.3 (86.5)	32.4 (90.3)	35.4 (95.7)	36.8 (98.2)	35.5 (95.9)	31.0 (87.8)	28.9 (84.0)	22.2 (72.0)	11.2 (52.2)	36.8 (98.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−7.4 (18.7)	−2.9 (26.8)	4.2 (39.6)	13.6 (56.5)	20.2 (68.4)	23.8 (74.8)	26.3 (79.3)	25.9 (78.6)	21.4 (70.5)	13.8 (56.8)	2.8 (37.0)	−5.5 (22.1)	11.4 (52.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−14.9 (5.2)	−10.6 (12.9)	−2.5 (27.5)	6.4 (43.5)	12.9 (55.2)	17.6 (63.7)	21.0 (69.8)	20.4 (68.7)	13.9 (57.0)	5.9 (42.6)	−3.9 (25.0)	−12.3 (9.9)	4.5 (40.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−21.1 (−6.0)	−17.5 (0.5)	−8.8 (16.2)	−0.6 (30.9)	6.0 (42.8)	12.3 (54.1)	16.7 (62.1)	16.1 (61.0)	8.3 (46.9)	−0.4 (31.3)	−9.3 (15.3)	−17.9 (−0.2)	−1.4 (29.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−37.1 (−34.8)	−34.3 (−29.7)	−26.2 (−15.2)	−11.0 (12.2)	−3.8 (25.2)	2.1 (35.8)	7.7 (45.9)	3.5 (38.3)	−4.7 (23.5)	−13.3 (8.1)	−26.7 (−16.1)	−33.7 (−28.7)	−37.1 (−34.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	6.2 (0.24)	9.0 (0.35)	18.3 (0.72)	35.1 (1.38)	71.6 (2.82)	99.6 (3.92)	155.4 (6.12)	126.1 (4.96)	64.6 (2.54)	30.9 (1.22)	22.1 (0.87)	8.4 (0.33)	647.3 (25.47)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.6	6.1	7.9	8.7	15.1	15.5	15.3	14.6	10.1	8.0	7.9	6.5	121.3
Average snowy days	8.2	7.9	9.2	3.6	0.3	0	0	0	0	2.0	7.7	8.2	47.1
Average relative humidity (%)	63	59	56	54	64	75	80	81	77	65	65	64	67
Mean monthly sunshine hours	165.2	178.0	207.4	200.9	217.0	197.1	179.5	176.4	191.2	188.8	149.0	143.4	2,193.9
Percentage possible sunshine	57	60	56	50	48	43	39	41	52	56	52	51	50
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]all-time extreme temperature[6]

Climate data for Erdaobaihezhen, Antu, elevation 721 m (2,365 ft), (2005–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−8.1 (17.4)	−4.4 (24.1)	2.8 (37.0)	11.8 (53.2)	19.6 (67.3)	23.5 (74.3)	26.0 (78.8)	25.2 (77.4)	20.3 (68.5)	13.2 (55.8)	2.1 (35.8)	−6.5 (20.3)	10.5 (50.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−15.5 (4.1)	−11.1 (12.0)	−3.0 (26.6)	5.5 (41.9)	12.7 (54.9)	17.1 (62.8)	20.2 (68.4)	19.5 (67.1)	13.2 (55.8)	5.9 (42.6)	−3.7 (25.3)	−12.8 (9.0)	4.0 (39.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−22.9 (−9.2)	−18.7 (−1.7)	−9.3 (15.3)	−0.9 (30.4)	5.7 (42.3)	10.9 (51.6)	15.0 (59.0)	14.5 (58.1)	6.6 (43.9)	−1.1 (30.0)	−9.8 (14.4)	−19.5 (−3.1)	−2.5 (27.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	5.3 (0.21)	14.4 (0.57)	24.1 (0.95)	39.0 (1.54)	86.3 (3.40)	104.4 (4.11)	145.0 (5.71)	158.5 (6.24)	60.3 (2.37)	36.7 (1.44)	27.8 (1.09)	11.5 (0.45)	713.3 (28.08)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	7.8	7.8	10.5	11.9	15.6	17.6	16.8	16.5	11.2	8.8	10.6	9.9	145
Average snowy days	9.3	8.9	11.6	6.9	0.5	0	0	0	0.1	3.3	10.4	11.9	62.9
Average relative humidity (%)	64	60	57	55	63	76	82	84	78	64	68	68	68
Mean monthly sunshine hours	192.5	188.8	218.4	203.3	230.0	215.1	212.7	200.4	216.7	212.5	162.2	165.4	2,418
Percentage possible sunshine	66	63	59	51	51	47	46	47	58	63	56	59	56
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]