Nenjiang County

Nenjiang County 嫩江县
—  County  —
Nenjiang as shown on a 1734 French map
Nenjiang Location in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 49°11′N 125°13′E / 49.183°N 125.217°E / 49.183; 125.217Coordinates: 49°11′N 125°13′E / 49.183°N 125.217°E / 49.183; 125.217
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Heilongjiang
Prefecture-level city	Heihe
County seat	Nenjiang Town
Area
- Total	15,360 km2 (5,930.5 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (755 ft)
Population
- Total	500,000
- Density	32.6/km2 (84.3/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	161400

Nenjiang County (simplified Chinese: 嫩江县; traditional Chinese: 嫩江縣; pinyin: Nènjiāng Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Heihe City in northwestern Heilongjiang province, Northeast 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 county seat is a town of the same name (嫩江镇).

Land area 15360 square kilometers, population 500,000.

History

Nenjiang town (also known as Mergen at the time) was the capital (seat of the Military Governor) of Heilongjiang Province in 1690-1699.^[1]

Geography and climate

Nenjiang has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with long, harsh, but dry winters, and short, warm summers. The monthly daily mean in January is −24.1 °C (−11.4 °F), while the same figure for July is 20.9 °C (69.6 °F); the year averages out at only 0.38 °C (32.7 °F). Around 80% of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September, and sunshine is generous year-round.

Climate data for Nenjiang (1971–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	−17.3 (0.9)	−10.8 (12.6)	−0.9 (30.4)	10.9 (51.6)	19.7 (67.5)	25.0 (77.0)	26.5 (79.7)	24.5 (76.1)	18.5 (65.3)	8.6 (47.5)	−5 (23)	−15.2 (4.6)	7.04 (44.68)
Average low °C (°F)	−30.1 (−22.2)	−26.1 (−15)	−15.2 (4.6)	−3.1 (26.4)	4.6 (40.3)	11.7 (53.1)	15.5 (59.9)	12.9 (55.2)	5.4 (41.7)	−4 (24.8)	−17 (1.4)	−26.9 (−16.4)	−6.03
Precipitation mm (inches)	3.1 (0.122)	2.3 (0.091)	4.8 (0.189)	21.5 (0.846)	32.0 (1.26)	84.4 (3.323)	143.6 (5.654)	105.2 (4.142)	61.7 (2.429)	22.3 (0.878)	6.4 (0.252)	4.7 (0.185)	492.0 (19.37)
% humidity	73	69	59	51	48	66	78	79	72	61	67	73	66.3
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	6.4	4.1	4.6	7.5	8.3	13.2	14.3	13.1	9.8	6.8	5.5	7.3	100.9
Sunshine hours	179.3	209.1	257.5	239.4	281.9	279.0	258.6	257.5	225.2	208.1	175.0	155.3	2,725.9
Source: 中国气象局

References

1. ^ Edmonds, Richard Louis (1985). Northen Frontiers of Qing China and Tokugawa Japan: A Comparative Study of Frontier Policy. University of Chicago, Department of Geography; Research Paper No. 213. pp. 115–117. ISBN 0-89065-118-3.