Bin County, Heilongjiang

Bin County, or Binxian (simplified Chinese: 宾县; traditional Chinese: 賓縣; pinyin: Bīn Xiàn), is a county of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang. Its seat is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of central Harbin. It borders Bayan County and Mulan County to the north, Fangzheng County to the east, Yanshou County to the southeast, Shangzhi to the south, Acheng District to the southwest, Daowai District to the west, and Hulan District to the northwest.

Bin County 宾县
County
Location of Bin in Harbin
Binxian Location of the seat in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 45°45′25″N 127°29′06″E[1]
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Heilongjiang
Sub-provincial city	Harbin
Divisions	12 towns 5 townships
Seat	Binzhou (宾州镇)
Area [2]
• Total	3,844.7 km2 (1,484.4 sq mi)
Elevation	163 m (535 ft)
Population  (2019)[3]
• Total	567,313
• Density	147.56/km2 (382.17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	1504XX
Area code	0451

Administrative divisions

There are 12 towns and five townships in the county:^[4][5]

Towns (镇)

Binzhou (宾州镇) Juren (居仁镇) Binxi (宾西镇) Tangfang (糖坊镇) Bin'an (宾安镇) Xindian (新甸镇)

Shengli (胜利镇) Ningyuan (宁远镇) Baidu (摆渡镇) Pingfang (平坊镇) Manjing (满井镇) Chang'an (常安镇)

Townships (乡)

• Yonghe Township (永和乡)
• Niaohe Township (鸟河乡)
• Minhe Township (民和乡)
• Jingjian Township (经建乡)
• Sanbao Township (三宝乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 596,640 in 1999.^[6]

Climate

Climate data for Binxian, elevation 184 m (604 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	2.9 (37.2)	12.2 (54.0)	19.4 (66.9)	29.3 (84.7)	34.1 (93.4)	37.8 (100.0)	36.1 (97.0)	35.6 (96.1)	31.3 (88.3)	26.4 (79.5)	17.7 (63.9)	8.4 (47.1)	37.8 (100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−11.7 (10.9)	−6.1 (21.0)	2.6 (36.7)	13.5 (56.3)	21.0 (69.8)	26.0 (78.8)	27.9 (82.2)	26.4 (79.5)	21.4 (70.5)	12.5 (54.5)	0.1 (32.2)	−9.6 (14.7)	10.3 (50.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−17.1 (1.2)	−11.9 (10.6)	−2.8 (27.0)	7.6 (45.7)	15.2 (59.4)	20.7 (69.3)	23.2 (73.8)	21.5 (70.7)	15.6 (60.1)	6.9 (44.4)	−4.6 (23.7)	−14.5 (5.9)	5.0 (41.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−21.8 (−7.2)	−17.3 (0.9)	−8.1 (17.4)	1.9 (35.4)	9.4 (48.9)	15.5 (59.9)	18.6 (65.5)	17.1 (62.8)	10.2 (50.4)	1.8 (35.2)	−8.8 (16.2)	−18.8 (−1.8)	0.0 (32.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−34.0 (−29.2)	−33.1 (−27.6)	−23.9 (−11.0)	−8.6 (16.5)	−1.8 (28.8)	5.1 (41.2)	10.1 (50.2)	8.6 (47.5)	−0.7 (30.7)	−13.5 (7.7)	−25.0 (−13.0)	−31.6 (−24.9)	−34.0 (−29.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	3.9 (0.15)	5.1 (0.20)	12.7 (0.50)	21.2 (0.83)	66.3 (2.61)	92.1 (3.63)	154.8 (6.09)	118.7 (4.67)	65.0 (2.56)	28.2 (1.11)	15.1 (0.59)	8.0 (0.31)	591.1 (23.25)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.4	4.8	6.5	7.6	12.5	14.4	14.4	13.6	10.6	7.4	6.9	7.7	111.8
Average snowy days	8.1	7.1	8.0	3.1	0.2	0	0	0	0	2.4	8.4	10.7	48
Average relative humidity (%)	69	63	56	50	54	66	76	78	69	60	63	69	64
Mean monthly sunshine hours	177.4	202.3	241.8	240.0	261.9	268.4	259.8	244.9	234.7	195.4	161.6	155.9	2,644.1
Percentage possible sunshine	63	69	65	59	57	57	55	57	63	59	58	58	60
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]

Transport

• G1011 Harbin–Tongjiang Expressway, which provides access to downtown Harbin