Helong 
    和龙市 · 화룡시  | |
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![]() Helong Location in Jilin province  | |
| Coordinates: 42°32′37″N 129°00′10″E / 42.54361°N 129.00278°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China | 
| Province | Jilin | 
| Prefecture | Yanbian | 
| Seat | Wenhua Subdistrict | 
| Area | |
| • County-level city | 5,069.0 km2 (1,957.2 sq mi) | 
| • Urban | 145.00 km2 (55.98 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 451 m (1,480 ft) | 
| Population  (2017)[1]  | |
| • County-level city | 181,000 | 
| • Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) | 
| • Urban | 95,399 | 
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) | 
| Postal code | 133500  | 
| Website | http://www.helong.gov.cn/ | 
| Helong | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 和龙市 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 和龍市 | ||||||
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| Chinese Korean name | |||||||
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 화룡시 | ||||||
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| South Korean name | |||||||
| Hangul | 허룽시 | ||||||
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Helong (simplified Chinese: 和龙; traditional Chinese: 和龍; pinyin: Hélóng; Chosŏn'gŭl: 화룡; Hangul: 허룽) is a county-level city in southeastern Jilin province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.
Administrative divisions
Helong has three subdistricts and eight towns.[2]
Subdistricts:
- Wenhua Subdistrict (文化街道 / 문화가도), Minhui Subdistrict (民惠街道 / 민혜가도), Guangming Subdistrict (光明街道 / 광명가도)
 
Towns:
- Toudao (头道镇 / 두도진), Bajiazi (八家子镇 / 팔가자진), Fudong (福洞镇 / 복동진), Xicheng (西城镇 / 서성진), Nanping (南坪镇 / 남평진), Longcheng (龙城镇 / 용성진), Dongcheng (东城镇 / 동성진), Chongshan (崇善镇 / 숭선진)
 
Climate
| Climate data for Helong (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | 
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3)  | 
16.5 (61.7)  | 
22.3 (72.1)  | 
31.4 (88.5)  | 
32.7 (90.9)  | 
35.7 (96.3)  | 
36.2 (97.2)  | 
35.9 (96.6)  | 
32.6 (90.7)  | 
29.5 (85.1)  | 
23.4 (74.1)  | 
14.0 (57.2)  | 
36.2 (97.2)  | 
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4)  | 
−1.8 (28.8)  | 
5.0 (41.0)  | 
14.2 (57.6)  | 
20.6 (69.1)  | 
24.1 (75.4)  | 
26.6 (79.9)  | 
26.1 (79.0)  | 
21.6 (70.9)  | 
14.5 (58.1)  | 
4.0 (39.2)  | 
−3.9 (25.0)  | 
12.1 (53.8)  | 
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7)  | 
−8.3 (17.1)  | 
−1.2 (29.8)  | 
7.2 (45.0)  | 
13.6 (56.5)  | 
18.0 (64.4)  | 
21.1 (70.0)  | 
20.4 (68.7)  | 
14.4 (57.9)  | 
7.1 (44.8)  | 
−2.0 (28.4)  | 
−9.9 (14.2)  | 
5.7 (42.2)  | 
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.7 (0.1)  | 
−14.1 (6.6)  | 
−7.0 (19.4)  | 
0.7 (33.3)  | 
7.3 (45.1)  | 
12.6 (54.7)  | 
16.5 (61.7)  | 
15.8 (60.4)  | 
8.4 (47.1)  | 
0.8 (33.4)  | 
−7.2 (19.0)  | 
−15 (5)  | 
0.1 (32.2)  | 
| Record low °C (°F) | −31.5 (−24.7)  | 
−27.4 (−17.3)  | 
−23.5 (−10.3)  | 
−10.6 (12.9)  | 
−3.7 (25.3)  | 
4.2 (39.6)  | 
7.2 (45.0)  | 
5.1 (41.2)  | 
−3.4 (25.9)  | 
−12.4 (9.7)  | 
−22.9 (−9.2)  | 
−28.5 (−19.3)  | 
−31.5 (−24.7)  | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.8 (0.15)  | 
7.5 (0.30)  | 
12.0 (0.47)  | 
24.2 (0.95)  | 
66.7 (2.63)  | 
84.9 (3.34)  | 
128.3 (5.05)  | 
126.0 (4.96)  | 
58.7 (2.31)  | 
22.6 (0.89)  | 
17.4 (0.69)  | 
6.6 (0.26)  | 
558.7 (22)  | 
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.2 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 14.6 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 15.3 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 109.8 | 
| Average snowy days | 6.6 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 44.8 | 
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 58 | 71 | 79 | 81 | 74 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 61 | 
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.4 | 182.8 | 214.2 | 203.1 | 210.0 | 191.1 | 180.3 | 191.2 | 206.3 | 201.2 | 159.7 | 153.4 | 2,268.7 | 
| Percent possible sunshine | 60 | 61 | 58 | 51 | 46 | 42 | 39 | 45 | 56 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
 - ↑ "延边朝鲜族自治州-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). xzqh.org. Retrieved 2011-04-28.
 - ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
 - ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
 
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