Helong

For the language spoken in Indonesia, see Helong language.

Helong (simplified Chinese: 和龙; traditional Chinese: 和龍; pinyin: Hélóng; Chosŏn'gŭl: 화룡; Hangul: 허룽) is a county-level city in southeastern Jilin province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. In January 2024, several thousand North Korean migrant workers in the city initiated a series of protests over withheld payments.

Helong 和龙市 · 화룡시
County-level city
Helong Location in Jilin province
Coordinates: 42°32′37″N 129°00′10″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jilin
Prefecture	Yanbian
Seat	Wenhua Subdistrict
Area [1]
• County-level city	5,069.0 km2 (1,957.2 sq mi)
• Urban	145.00 km2 (55.98 sq mi)
Elevation	451 m (1,480 ft)
Population  (2017)[1]
• County-level city	181,000
• Density	36/km2 (92/sq mi)
• Urban	95,399
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	133500
Website	http://www.helong.gov.cn/

Helong
Simplified Chinese	和龙市
Traditional Chinese	和龍市
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hélóng Shì
Chinese Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	화룡시
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Hwaryong-si McCune–Reischauer Hwaryong-si
South Korean name
Hangul	허룽시
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Heorung Si McCune–Reischauer Hŏrung Si

Administrative divisions

Helong has three subdistricts and eight towns.^[2]

Subdistricts:

• Wenhua Subdistrict (文化街道 / 문화가도)
• Minhui Subdistrict (民惠街道 / 민혜가도)
• Guangming Subdistrict (光明街道 / 광명가도)

Towns:

• Toudao (头道镇 / 두도진)
• Bajiazi (八家子镇 / 팔가자진)
• Fudong (福洞镇 / 복동진)
• Xicheng (西城镇 / 서성진)
• Nanping (南坪镇 / 남평진)
• Longcheng (龙城镇 / 용성진)
• Dongcheng (东城镇 / 동성진)
• Chongshan (崇善镇 / 숭선진)

Climate

Climate data for Helong, elevation 476 m (1,562 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)	10.7 (51.3)	16.5 (61.7)	22.3 (72.1)	31.4 (88.5)	32.7 (90.9)	35.7 (96.3)	36.2 (97.2)	35.9 (96.6)	32.6 (90.7)	29.5 (85.1)	23.4 (74.1)	14.0 (57.2)	36.2 (97.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−5.9 (21.4)	−1.8 (28.8)	5.0 (41.0)	14.2 (57.6)	20.6 (69.1)	24.1 (75.4)	26.6 (79.9)	26.1 (79.0)	21.6 (70.9)	14.5 (58.1)	4.0 (39.2)	−3.9 (25.0)	12.1 (53.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−12.4 (9.7)	−8.3 (17.1)	−1.2 (29.8)	7.2 (45.0)	13.6 (56.5)	18.0 (64.4)	21.1 (70.0)	20.4 (68.7)	14.4 (57.9)	7.1 (44.8)	−2.0 (28.4)	−9.9 (14.2)	5.7 (42.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−17.7 (0.1)	−14.1 (6.6)	−7.0 (19.4)	0.7 (33.3)	7.3 (45.1)	12.6 (54.7)	16.5 (61.7)	15.8 (60.4)	8.4 (47.1)	0.8 (33.4)	−7.2 (19.0)	−15 (5)	0.1 (32.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−31.5 (−24.7)	−27.4 (−17.3)	−23.5 (−10.3)	−10.6 (12.9)	−3.7 (25.3)	4.2 (39.6)	7.2 (45.0)	5.1 (41.2)	−3.4 (25.9)	−12.4 (9.7)	−22.9 (−9.2)	−28.5 (−19.3)	−31.5 (−24.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	3.8 (0.15)	7.5 (0.30)	12.0 (0.47)	24.2 (0.95)	66.7 (2.63)	84.9 (3.34)	128.3 (5.05)	126.0 (4.96)	58.7 (2.31)	22.6 (0.89)	17.4 (0.69)	6.6 (0.26)	558.7 (22)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.2	4.0	6.5	8.5	14.6	15.5	15.8	15.3	9.6	6.2	6.2	4.4	109.8
Average snowy days	6.6	6.9	9.1	4.4	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	7.8	7.8	44.8
Average relative humidity (%)	55	50	48	48	58	71	79	81	74	58	56	55	61
Mean monthly sunshine hours	175.4	182.8	214.2	203.1	210.0	191.1	180.3	191.2	206.3	201.2	159.7	153.4	2,268.7
Percentage possible sunshine	60	61	58	51	46	42	39	45	56	59	55	55	52
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]