Baoqing County

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.

Baoqing County 宝清县
County
Baoqing Location in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 46°20′N 132°12′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.hlbaoqing.gov.cn

Administrative divisions

Baoqing (labelled as Pao-ch'ing 寶清) (1955)

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)
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]