Huadian 桦甸市 |
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County-level city | |
Location in Jilin | |
Coordinates: 42°57′N 126°44′E / 42.950°N 126.733°ECoordinates: 42°57′N 126°44′E / 42.950°N 126.733°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Jilin |
Prefecture-level city | Jilin City |
Seat | Minghua Subdistrict (明桦街道) |
Area | |
• Total | 6,624 km2 (2,558 sq mi) |
Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 450,000 |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Postal code | 132400 |
Area code(s) | 0432 |
Huadian (simplified Chinese: 桦甸; traditional Chinese: 樺甸; pinyin: Huàdiàn) is a city in south-central Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Jilin City.
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Huadian has a four-season, monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa). Winters are long (lasting from November to March), cold, and windy, but dry, due to the influence of the Siberian anticyclone, with a January mean temperature of −17.9 °C (−0.2 °F). Spring and autumn are somewhat short transitional periods, with some precipitation, but are usually dry and windy. Summers are hot and humid, with a prevailing southeasterly wind due to the East Asian monsoon; July averages 22.5 °C (72.5 °F). Snow is usually light during the winter, and annual rainfall is heavily concentrated from June to August.