Tangyuan County

Tangyuan County (simplified Chinese: 汤原县; traditional Chinese: 湯原縣; pinyin: Tāngyuán Xiàn) is a county in the east of Heilongjiang province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Jiamusi.

Tangyuan County 汤原县
County
Tangyuan in Jiamusi
Jiamusi in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 46°43′51″N 129°54′18″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Heilongjiang
Prefecture-level city	Jiamusi
Area
• Total	3,230 km2 (1,250 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	255,211
• Density	79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

Tangyuan County is divided into 4 towns and 6 townships.^[1]

4 towns

• Xianglan (香兰镇), Heli (鹤立镇), Zhulian (竹帘镇), Tangyuan (汤原镇)

6 townships

• Tangwang (汤旺乡), Shengli (胜利乡), Jixiang (吉祥乡), Zhenxing (振兴乡), Taipingchuan (太平川乡), Yongfa (永发乡)

Demographics

The population of the district was 266,698 in 1999.^[2]

Climate

Climate data for Tangyuan, elevation 95 m (312 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)	2.3 (36.1)	8.6 (47.5)	19.7 (67.5)	29.6 (85.3)	33.2 (91.8)	37.8 (100.0)	38.0 (100.4)	34.5 (94.1)	31.0 (87.8)	25.8 (78.4)	15.5 (59.9)	5.1 (41.2)	38.0 (100.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−12.5 (9.5)	−6.6 (20.1)	2.1 (35.8)	12.6 (54.7)	20.4 (68.7)	25.0 (77.0)	27.3 (81.1)	25.6 (78.1)	20.8 (69.4)	11.6 (52.9)	−1.0 (30.2)	−11.1 (12.0)	9.5 (49.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−18.5 (−1.3)	−13.6 (7.5)	−4.2 (24.4)	6.1 (43.0)	14.0 (57.2)	19.4 (66.9)	22.3 (72.1)	20.4 (68.7)	14.2 (57.6)	5.4 (41.7)	−6.2 (20.8)	−16.3 (2.7)	3.6 (38.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−23.6 (−10.5)	−20.0 (−4.0)	−10.3 (13.5)	0.0 (32.0)	7.8 (46.0)	14.5 (58.1)	17.9 (64.2)	16.0 (60.8)	8.6 (47.5)	0.1 (32.2)	−10.8 (12.6)	−20.9 (−5.6)	−1.7 (28.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−38.8 (−37.8)	−33.8 (−28.8)	−28.9 (−20.0)	−12.1 (10.2)	−5.5 (22.1)	5.3 (41.5)	10.5 (50.9)	7.5 (45.5)	−2.5 (27.5)	−12.9 (8.8)	−29.1 (−20.4)	−35.2 (−31.4)	−38.8 (−37.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	3.9 (0.15)	4.0 (0.16)	13.6 (0.54)	26.8 (1.06)	62.4 (2.46)	98.6 (3.88)	133.2 (5.24)	134.6 (5.30)	66.9 (2.63)	27.6 (1.09)	12.5 (0.49)	8.2 (0.32)	592.3 (23.32)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	4.3	3.6	6.5	7.7	12.0	14.0	14.6	13.5	10.5	7.1	5.2	5.9	104.9
Average snowy days	8.0	5.9	8.7	3.7	0.1	0	0	0	0	2.1	7.9	9.4	45.8
Average relative humidity (%)	70	65	59	57	61	74	82	84	77	66	65	71	69
Mean monthly sunshine hours	178.8	201.3	235.6	217.7	228.0	211.0	199.6	202.3	215.4	195.7	166.8	157.4	2,409.6
Percentage possible sunshine	64	69	64	53	49	45	42	47	58	59	60	59	56
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]