County in Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China
Zhaoyuan County (Chinese : 肇源县 ; pinyin : Zhàoyuán Xiàn ), formerly Rear Gorlos Banner , is a county in the west-central part of Heilongjiang Province , China, bordering Jilin province to the south. The southernmost county-level division of Daqing City, it has a land area of 4,198 km2 (1,621 sq mi) and a population of 450,000. The postal code is 166500. The county seat is located in Zhaoyuan Town.
Some farms in Zhaoyuan county with alkaline soil are experimenting rice cultivation with hybrid saltwater-tolerant rice.[ 1]
Administrative divisions
Zhaoyuan consists of 8 towns and 8 townships.[ 2]
Towns: Zhaoyuan (肇源镇 ), Xinzhan (新站镇 ), Maoxing (茂兴镇 ), Erzhan (二站镇 ), Sanzhan (三站镇 ), Toutai (头台镇 ), Gulong (古龙镇 ), Guqia (古恰镇 )
Townships: Minyi (民意乡 ), Yishun (义顺乡 ), Haode (浩德乡 ), Daxing (大兴乡 ), Fuxing (福兴乡 ), Heping (和平乡 ), Chaodeng (超等乡 ), Bohetai (薄荷台乡 )
Climate
Climate data for Zhaoyuan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
3.9 (39.0)
13.3 (55.9)
22.8 (73.0)
31.0 (87.8)
35.3 (95.5)
37.5 (99.5)
36.9 (98.4)
36.5 (97.7)
32.2 (90.0)
30.7 (87.3)
17.8 (64.0)
9.2 (48.6)
37.5 (99.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
−10.9 (12.4)
−4.9 (23.2)
4.0 (39.2)
14.4 (57.9)
22.0 (71.6)
26.8 (80.2)
28.4 (83.1)
27.1 (80.8)
22.1 (71.8)
13.0 (55.4)
0.5 (32.9)
−9.1 (15.6)
11.1 (52.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)
−17.4 (0.7)
−11.9 (10.6)
−2.4 (27.7)
7.9 (46.2)
15.7 (60.3)
21.4 (70.5)
23.8 (74.8)
22.1 (71.8)
15.9 (60.6)
6.8 (44.2)
−4.8 (23.4)
−14.8 (5.4)
5.2 (41.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−22.7 (−8.9)
−18.0 (−0.4)
−8.6 (16.5)
1.3 (34.3)
9.4 (48.9)
16.0 (60.8)
19.4 (66.9)
17.7 (63.9)
10.4 (50.7)
1.5 (34.7)
−9.4 (15.1)
−19.6 (−3.3)
−0.2 (31.6)
Record low °C (°F)
−40.2 (−40.4)
−40.6 (−41.1)
−27.0 (−16.6)
−10.3 (13.5)
−2.2 (28.0)
4.5 (40.1)
10.6 (51.1)
8.3 (46.9)
−0.7 (30.7)
−16.7 (1.9)
−27.3 (−17.1)
−36.1 (−33.0)
−40.6 (−41.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
1.9 (0.07)
2.4 (0.09)
5.9 (0.23)
12.6 (0.50)
43.5 (1.71)
82.8 (3.26)
113.6 (4.47)
89.8 (3.54)
42.8 (1.69)
16.6 (0.65)
7.8 (0.31)
4.0 (0.16)
423.7 (16.68)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
2.0
3.6
4.8
9.5
11.7
12.5
10.7
8.0
5.3
4.2
4.5
6.9
83.7
Average snowy days
5.3
4.0
5.4
1.5
0.1
0
0
0
0
1.5
5.6
7.2
30.6
Average relative humidity (%)
69
61
52
48
53
65
77
78
69
62
64
70
64
Mean monthly sunshine hours
180.9
205.8
241.9
237.9
252.0
243.0
226.0
229.4
234.6
205.5
172.2
163.2
2,592.4
Percent possible sunshine
64
70
65
58
55
52
48
53
63
61
61
60
59
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 3] [ 4]
References
45°31′26.36″N 124°42′05.36″E / 45.5239889°N 124.7014889°E / 45.5239889; 124.7014889