County-level city in Inner Mongolia, China
Yakeshi (Mongolian : ᠶᠠᠭᠰᠢ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ ; Chinese : 牙克石 ) is a county-level city of Hulunbuir , Inner Mongolia , China.
Yakeshi has a population of 391,627 and an area of 27,590 square kilometres (10,650 sq mi). It is situated next to the Hailar River 70 kilometres (43 mi) east of Hailar District , the seat of Hulunbuir, and on the north side of the Greater Khingan Range.
The city's economy is based on forestry industry , wood products, traditional Chinese medicines , gold , coal , iron , copper , wheat , rapeseed farming, sheep raising and dairy industries.
In 2008 several major players in the automobile industry established car testing facilities in Yakeshi. As part of the Electronic stability control (ESC)-development for new cars, special prototype cars are tested under winter conditions on frozen lakes and special snow-tracks. The first such test facilities were set up in the city by the German automobile supplier Robert Bosch GmbH whose development center for the Chinese car market is in Suzhou in Eastern China.
The city is connected by rail to Harbin and Hailar , and the nearest airport is in Hailar.
The original name for the city, Xuguit Banner, came from the Mongolian word for the area. Its name was changed to Yakeshi in 1983 when it was designated a county-level city.
Administrative divisions
Yakeshi is made up of 6 subdistricts and 10 towns .
Others:
Mugai Farm (莫拐农场)
Yakeshi Farm (牙克石农场)
Mianduhe Farm (免渡河农场)
Climate
Climate data for Yakeshi, elevation 669 m (2,195 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)
−2.2 (28.0)
4.3 (39.7)
15.7 (60.3)
28.4 (83.1)
34.2 (93.6)
37.0 (98.6)
37.4 (99.3)
34.6 (94.3)
32.6 (90.7)
26.5 (79.7)
13.0 (55.4)
0.6 (33.1)
37.4 (99.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
−20.6 (−5.1)
−14.4 (6.1)
−3.8 (25.2)
9.2 (48.6)
18.5 (65.3)
24.0 (75.2)
26.0 (78.8)
24.0 (75.2)
17.8 (64.0)
7.5 (45.5)
−6.8 (19.8)
−17.9 (−0.2)
5.3 (41.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)
−26.5 (−15.7)
−21.9 (−7.4)
−10.9 (12.4)
2.4 (36.3)
11.1 (52.0)
17.0 (62.6)
19.7 (67.5)
17.4 (63.3)
10.1 (50.2)
0.4 (32.7)
−12.8 (9.0)
−23.2 (−9.8)
−1.4 (29.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−31.6 (−24.9)
−28.4 (−19.1)
−17.7 (0.1)
−4.0 (24.8)
3.3 (37.9)
9.8 (49.6)
13.7 (56.7)
11.5 (52.7)
3.6 (38.5)
−5.4 (22.3)
−18.1 (−0.6)
−28.2 (−18.8)
−7.6 (18.3)
Record low °C (°F)
−45.0 (−49.0)
−45.4 (−49.7)
−38.5 (−37.3)
−19.9 (−3.8)
−10.6 (12.9)
−4.4 (24.1)
2.4 (36.3)
−1.3 (29.7)
−10.0 (14.0)
−20.6 (−5.1)
−38.1 (−36.6)
−43.5 (−46.3)
−45.4 (−49.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
4.7 (0.19)
5.1 (0.20)
8.5 (0.33)
14.2 (0.56)
29.6 (1.17)
72.7 (2.86)
88.5 (3.48)
90.4 (3.56)
46.9 (1.85)
21.5 (0.85)
8.9 (0.35)
8.4 (0.33)
399.4 (15.73)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
9.6
6.5
6.4
6.4
8.7
12.8
14.8
13.5
10.3
7.2
8.6
11.6
116.4
Average snowy days
13.3
10.1
9.3
7.2
1.5
0.1
0
0
1.0
6.3
11.9
15.8
76.5
Average relative humidity (%)
73
73
68
54
49
64
72
74
68
65
72
76
67
Mean monthly sunshine hours
144.5
192.3
254.7
245.2
263.9
258.6
251.3
240.3
210.4
197.7
153.1
118.6
2,530.6
Percent possible sunshine
53
67
69
59
55
53
52
55
57
60
57
47
57
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 3] [ 4]
Climate data for Boketuzhen, Yakeshi, elevation 740 m (2,430 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
−14.9 (5.2)
−9.6 (14.7)
−1.5 (29.3)
9.2 (48.6)
17.9 (64.2)
22.8 (73.0)
24.9 (76.8)
22.9 (73.2)
17.2 (63.0)
7.6 (45.7)
−5.0 (23.0)
−13.6 (7.5)
6.5 (43.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)
−20.1 (−4.2)
−16.0 (3.2)
−8.0 (17.6)
2.5 (36.5)
10.6 (51.1)
15.9 (60.6)
18.7 (65.7)
16.4 (61.5)
9.7 (49.5)
0.8 (33.4)
−10.6 (12.9)
−18.3 (−0.9)
0.1 (32.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−23.9 (−11.0)
−21.0 (−5.8)
−14.0 (6.8)
−4.2 (24.4)
2.7 (36.9)
8.6 (47.5)
12.7 (54.9)
10.6 (51.1)
3.3 (37.9)
−4.9 (23.2)
−15.2 (4.6)
−22.1 (−7.8)
−5.6 (21.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
2.0 (0.08)
2.7 (0.11)
6.6 (0.26)
16.3 (0.64)
34.2 (1.35)
97.2 (3.83)
130.4 (5.13)
107.3 (4.22)
55.5 (2.19)
17.7 (0.70)
6.5 (0.26)
5.1 (0.20)
481.5 (18.97)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
4.0
3.3
5.5
7.6
10.1
15.5
16.7
15.2
10.6
6.3
6.0
6.6
107.4
Average snowy days
9.8
7.7
9.9
8.3
2.0
0.1
0
0
0.9
7.0
11.6
13.0
70.3
Average relative humidity (%)
65
62
55
47
48
68
76
78
68
59
65
67
63
Mean monthly sunshine hours
203.4
224.5
275.7
263.3
271.7
257.0
251.4
243.3
232.0
217.1
183.5
175.0
2,797.9
Percent possible sunshine
75
77
74
64
57
53
52
56
62
66
68
68
64
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 3] [ 5]
Transport
Yakeshi is located on the Harbin-Manzhouli Railway .
Gallery
Map including Yakeshi (labeled as
牙克石 Ya-k'o-shih) (
AMS , 1951)
Map including part of Yagshi qot (
AMS , 1951)
References
External links
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Yakeshi .