Wangqing County

Wangqing County (simplified Chinese: 汪清县; traditional Chinese: 汪清縣; pinyin: Wāngqīng Xiàn; Korean: 왕칭현) is a county of southeastern Jilin province, China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. The county's name Wangqing comes from the Manchu language meaning fortress.

Wangqing County 汪清县 · 왕청현
County
Wangqing Location in Jilin
Coordinates: 43°19′N 129°46′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jilin
Prefecture	Yanbian
County seat	Wangqing Town (汪清镇)
Area
• Total	8,994 km2 (3,473 sq mi)
Elevation	236 m (774 ft)
Population
• Total	260,000
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	133200

Wangqing County
Simplified Chinese	汪清县
Traditional Chinese	汪清縣
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wāngqīng Xiàn
Chinese Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	왕청현
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Wangcheong-hyeon McCune–Reischauer Wangch'ŏng-hyŏn
South Korean name
Hangul	왕칭현
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Wangching-hyeon McCune–Reischauer Wangch'ing-hyŏn

Administrative divisions

Wangqing has eight towns and one township.^[1]

Towns:

• Wangqing (汪清镇 / 왕청진)
• Daxinggou (大兴沟镇 / 대흥구진)
• Tianqiaoling (天桥岭镇 / 천교령진)
• Luozigou (罗子沟镇 / 라자구진)
• Chunyang (春阳镇 / 춘양진)
• Fuxing (复兴镇 / 복흥진)
• Baicaogou (百草沟镇 / 백초구진)
• Dongguang (东光镇 / 동광진)

The only township is Jiguan Township (鸡冠乡 / 계관향)

Climate

Climate data for Wangqing, elevation 245 m (804 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)	7.2 (45.0)	12.8 (55.0)	20.2 (68.4)	32.2 (90.0)	33.2 (91.8)	37.8 (100.0)	37.3 (99.1)	35.7 (96.3)	31.0 (87.8)	28.0 (82.4)	21.2 (70.2)	10.2 (50.4)	37.8 (100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−6.9 (19.6)	−2.0 (28.4)	5.0 (41.0)	14.3 (57.7)	20.6 (69.1)	24.2 (75.6)	26.6 (79.9)	26.4 (79.5)	22.0 (71.6)	14.6 (58.3)	3.4 (38.1)	−5.2 (22.6)	11.9 (53.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−15.3 (4.5)	−10.2 (13.6)	−2.0 (28.4)	6.7 (44.1)	13.1 (55.6)	17.7 (63.9)	21.1 (70.0)	20.7 (69.3)	14.5 (58.1)	6.6 (43.9)	−3.5 (25.7)	−12.5 (9.5)	4.7 (40.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−22.0 (−7.6)	−17.4 (0.7)	−8.5 (16.7)	−0.4 (31.3)	6.4 (43.5)	12.5 (54.5)	16.9 (62.4)	16.5 (61.7)	8.8 (47.8)	−0.1 (31.8)	−9.2 (15.4)	−18.5 (−1.3)	−1.2 (29.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−36.3 (−33.3)	−33.1 (−27.6)	−24.2 (−11.6)	−11.2 (11.8)	−3.5 (25.7)	4.0 (39.2)	7.9 (46.2)	3.6 (38.5)	−4.2 (24.4)	−13.6 (7.5)	−27.5 (−17.5)	−33.5 (−28.3)	−36.3 (−33.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	6.5 (0.26)	6.5 (0.26)	15.2 (0.60)	28.5 (1.12)	65.5 (2.58)	73.4 (2.89)	121.0 (4.76)	117.2 (4.61)	66.3 (2.61)	32.2 (1.27)	20.5 (0.81)	8.0 (0.31)	560.8 (22.08)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.1	3.7	5.9	8.8	13.7	14.4	13.8	14.3	9.9	7.4	6.1	4.7	105.8
Average snowy days	5.6	6.3	8.0	3.3	0.1	0	0	0	0	1.8	6.0	7.2	38.3
Average relative humidity (%)	65	60	57	55	64	76	81	82	78	66	65	66	68
Mean monthly sunshine hours	180.6	197.6	227.6	215.4	220.1	195.7	181.8	188.7	202.6	199.6	159.5	158.6	2,327.8
Percentage possible sunshine	62	66	61	53	48	43	39	44	55	59	55	57	54
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Climate data for Luozigou Town, Wangqing (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−9.2 (15.4)	−4.1 (24.6)	3.3 (37.9)	13.1 (55.6)	20.2 (68.4)	24.6 (76.3)	26.9 (80.4)	25.9 (78.6)	21.3 (70.3)	13.5 (56.3)	1.7 (35.1)	−7.1 (19.2)	10.8 (51.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−16.8 (1.8)	−12.0 (10.4)	−3.6 (25.5)	5.7 (42.3)	12.6 (54.7)	17.6 (63.7)	20.8 (69.4)	19.7 (67.5)	13.4 (56.1)	5.4 (41.7)	−5.0 (23.0)	−14.0 (6.8)	3.7 (38.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−23.2 (−9.8)	−19.4 (−2.9)	−10.3 (13.5)	−1.4 (29.5)	5.4 (41.7)	11.6 (52.9)	15.8 (60.4)	15.1 (59.2)	7.3 (45.1)	−1.4 (29.5)	−10.9 (12.4)	−19.9 (−3.8)	−2.6 (27.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	5.3 (0.21)	5.6 (0.22)	12.8 (0.50)	23.9 (0.94)	57.8 (2.28)	74.1 (2.92)	118.5 (4.67)	109.5 (4.31)	59.1 (2.33)	32.6 (1.28)	18.5 (0.73)	7.5 (0.30)	525.2 (20.69)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	4.2	4.3	7.0	8.9	13.9	14.6	14.9	15.0	11.7	8.4	6.9	5.5	115.3
Average snowy days	7.3	7.0	9.3	5.0	0.2	0	0	0	0.1	2.3	7.9	8.4	47.5
Average relative humidity (%)	64	60	57	54	60	71	78	80	75	65	65	65	66
Mean monthly sunshine hours	193.4	204.5	231.4	219.3	223.8	223.2	207.3	195.3	204.4	205.2	168.9	171.3	2,448
Percentage possible sunshine	67	69	62	54	49	49	45	46	55	61	59	62	57
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Notable people

• Ju To-il, Chinese-born North Korean vice-marshal