Meihekou

Meihekou 梅河口
—  County-level city  —
梅河口市
Meihekou Location in Jilin
Coordinates: 41°32′N 125°41′E / 41.533°N 125.683°E / 41.533; 125.683Coordinates: 41°32′N 125°41′E / 41.533°N 125.683°E / 41.533; 125.683
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jilin
Prefecture-level city	Tonghua
Seat	Xinhua Subdistrict
Area
- County-level city	2,174.6 km2 (839.6 sq mi)
- Urban	81 km2 (31.3 sq mi)
Elevation	180 m (591 ft)
Population (2009)[1]	617,262
- Metro	276,904
- Hukou permits	183,565
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code

Meihekou (Chinese: 梅河口; pinyin: Méihékǒu; literally "Plum River Mouth") is a city of 600,000 in southwestern Jilin province, Northeast China. It is a regional transport hub, connecting three railway lines, all of which are single track, and 2 national highways. The city is also a major lorry transshipment point in the region as it is also the junction of two trunk roads, connected to Liaoyuan in the northwest.

The city comes under the jurisdiction of Tonghua prefecture.

Geography

Meihekou is located in southwestern Jilin province at latitudes 42° 08' to 43° 02' N and longitudes 125° 15' to 126° 03' E, stretching 97 kilometres (60 mi) north–south and 35 kilometres (22 mi) west–east. It is situated in the western foothills of the Changbai Mountains and on the upper reaches of the Huifa River (辉发河). Bordering county-level divisions are Huinan County to the east, Liuhe County to the south and southeast, Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County (Liaoning province) to the southwest, Dongfeng County to the west and northwest.

Climate

Climate data for Meihekou (1971–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	−8.3 (17.1)	−4.1 (24.6)	3.8 (38.8)	14.3 (57.7)	21.0 (69.8)	25.3 (77.5)	27.5 (81.5)	26.5 (79.7)	21.4 (70.5)	13.6 (56.5)	3.0 (37.4)	−5.2 (22.6)	11.57 (52.82)
Average low °C (°F)	−21.3 (−6.3)	−17.3 (0.9)	−7.4 (18.7)	1.3 (34.3)	8.3 (46.9)	14.6 (58.3)	18.4 (65.1)	16.8 (62.2)	9.0 (48.2)	1.1 (34.0)	−7.8 (18.0)	−16.8 (1.8)	−0.09 (31.84)
Precipitation mm (inches)	5.8 (0.228)	6.6 (0.26)	14.7 (0.579)	37.7 (1.484)	59.5 (2.343)	103.1 (4.059)	181.4 (7.142)	141.9 (5.587)	64.2 (2.528)	40.5 (1.594)	19.1 (0.752)	7.9 (0.311)	682.4 (26.866)
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	6.0	5.8	6.5	8.8	12.0	14.8	16.4	14.3	10.1	8.3	7.4	6.3	116.7
Source: Weather China

Administrative Divisions^[2]

Subdistricts:

• Xinhua Subdistrict (新华街道), Jiefang Subdistrict (解放街道), Guangming Subdistrict (光明街道), Heping Subdistrict (和平街道), Fumin Subdistrict (福民街道)

Towns:

• Shancheng (山城镇), Hailong (海龙镇), Hongmei (红梅镇), Jinhua (进化镇), Xinhe (新合镇), Shuguang (曙光镇), Zhonghe, Meihekou (中和镇), Yizuoying (一座营镇), Shuidao (水道镇), Yezhuhe (野猪河镇), Kangdaying (康大营镇), Heishantou (黑山头镇), Niuxinding (牛心顶镇), Dawan (大湾镇)

Townships:

• Lilu Township (李炉乡), Shuangquan Township (双泉乡), Sibashi Township (四八石乡), Chengnan Township (城南乡), Yimin Township (义民乡), Xingling Township (杏岭乡), Jile Township (吉乐乡), Shuangxing Township (双兴乡), Xinghua Township (兴华乡), Jiangjiajie Township (姜家街乡), Wanlong Township (湾龙乡), Xiaoyang Manchu and Korean Ethnic Township (小杨满族朝鲜族乡), Huayuan Korean Ethnic Township (花园朝鲜族乡)

Transportation

Meihekou is a regional transport hub, connecting the Shenji (Shenyang–Jilin; 沈吉铁路), the Simei (Siping–Meihekou; 四梅铁路), and the Meiji (Meihekou–Ji'an 梅集铁路) Railways. The highways that pass through the area are the Heida (Heihe–Dalian) Highway and the Jixi (Ji'an–Xilinhot) Highway.

References

1. ^ "梅河口市人口民族" (in Simplified Chinese). Meihekou People's Government. 15 December 2009. http://www.mhk.gov.cn/Article/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=75. Retrieved 2011-04-28. 
2. ^ 通化市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org

External links

• Meihekou government website (Chinese)