Nenjiang City

Nenjiang City (Chinese: 嫩江市; pinyin: Nènjiāng shì), formerly Nenjiang County, is a county-level city under the administration of Heihe prefecture-level city in northwestern Heilongjiang province, China. It is located on the river of the same name (Nen River), which also forms part of the provincial border with Inner Mongolia, more than 200 kilometres (120 mi) southwest of the urban area of Heihe. The city seat is Nenjiang Town. Land area 15,360 square kilometres (5,930 sq mi), population 500,000.

Nenjiang 嫩江市 Mergen; Nunkiang
County-level city
Nenjiang in Heihe
Heihe in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 49°07′N 125°08′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Heilongjiang
Prefecture-level city	Heihe
City seat	Nenjiang Town
Area
• Total	15,360 km2 (5,930 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population
• Total	500,000
• Density	33/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	161400
Area code	0456
Website	www.nenjiang.gov.cn

History

Under the name Mergen or Merghen (墨爾根, Mò'ěrgēn), Nenjiang was the provincial capital and seat of the military governor of Heilongjiang Province in 1690–1699.^[1]

Geography and climate

Map including part of northern Nenjiang (AMS, 1951)

Nenjiang has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with long, harsh, but dry winters, and short, very warm summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −23.3 °C (−9.9 °F) in January to 21.1 °C (70.0 °F) in July; the year averages out at only 0.85 °C (33.5 °F). Around 80% of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 53% in July to 74% in February, sunshine is generous year-round, totalling 2,726 hours annually.

Climate data for Nenjiang, elevation 242 m (794 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	0.4 (32.7)	8.0 (46.4)	19.7 (67.5)	31.4 (88.5)	37.0 (98.6)	40.0 (104.0)	37.7 (99.9)	34.4 (93.9)	33.9 (93.0)	26.8 (80.2)	12.9 (55.2)	2.6 (36.7)	40.0 (104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−16.4 (2.5)	−10.4 (13.3)	−0.5 (31.1)	11.4 (52.5)	20.1 (68.2)	25.7 (78.3)	27.2 (81.0)	24.9 (76.8)	19.3 (66.7)	9.3 (48.7)	−4.6 (23.7)	−15.1 (4.8)	7.6 (45.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−23.0 (−9.4)	−18.1 (−0.6)	−7.3 (18.9)	4.8 (40.6)	13.3 (55.9)	19.4 (66.9)	21.7 (71.1)	19.1 (66.4)	12.6 (54.7)	3.2 (37.8)	−10.3 (13.5)	−20.9 (−5.6)	1.2 (34.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−29.0 (−20.2)	−25.3 (−13.5)	−14.4 (6.1)	−2.3 (27.9)	5.9 (42.6)	12.9 (55.2)	16.3 (61.3)	13.7 (56.7)	6.3 (43.3)	−2.6 (27.3)	−15.9 (3.4)	−26.4 (−15.5)	−5.1 (22.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−43.9 (−47.0)	−42.1 (−43.8)	−37.2 (−35.0)	−17.9 (−0.2)	−8.6 (16.5)	0.0 (32.0)	5.8 (42.4)	2.1 (35.8)	−7.1 (19.2)	−25.5 (−13.9)	−35.4 (−31.7)	−42.2 (−44.0)	−43.9 (−47.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	3.7 (0.15)	3.5 (0.14)	5.1 (0.20)	16.7 (0.66)	44.2 (1.74)	87.8 (3.46)	123.9 (4.88)	111.4 (4.39)	60.0 (2.36)	23.5 (0.93)	7.9 (0.31)	5.6 (0.22)	493.3 (19.44)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.9	3.7	4.3	6.0	9.4	12.7	14.0	13.1	9.3	6.4	5.9	6.7	97.4
Average snowy days	8.5	6.4	6.4	3.9	0.3	0	0	0	0.1	3.6	8.1	9.5	46.8
Average relative humidity (%)	70	67	59	48	49	63	76	79	69	60	67	71	65
Mean monthly sunshine hours	175.1	208.0	253.8	245.0	267.6	260.0	244.3	240.8	227.7	203.6	169.7	152.2	2,647.8
Percentage possible sunshine	65	72	68	59	56	54	51	55	61	62	63	60	61
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]NOAA[4]
Source 2: Weather China[5]

Administrative divisions

Nenjiang City is divided into 9 towns and 5 townships.^[6]

9 towns

• Nenjiang (嫩江镇), Yilaha (伊拉哈镇), Shuangshan (双山镇), Duobaoshan (多宝山镇), Haijiang (海江镇), Qianjin (前进镇), Zhangfu (长福镇), Keluo (科洛镇), Huolongmen (霍龙门镇)

5 townships

• Linjiang (临江乡), Lianxing (联兴乡), Baiyun (白云乡), Taxi (塔溪乡), Changjiang (长江乡)