Anda 安达市 An-ta | |
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 Location of Anda City within Suihua | |
  Anda Location in Heilongjiang | |
| Coordinates:46°25′26″N125°21′07″E / 46.424°N 125.352°E /46.424; 125.352 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Heilongjiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Suihua |
| Township-level divisions | 4 subdistricts 10 towns 4 township |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,586.3 km2 (1,384.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 149 m (489 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 472,826 |
| • Density | 131.84/km2 (341.47/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 151400 |
| Area code | 0455 |
| Climate | Dwa |
| Website | www |
Anda (simplified Chinese:安达;traditional Chinese:安達;pinyin:Āndá) is acounty-level city in westernHeilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, located on theHarbin-Manzhouli Railway (formerly known as theChinese Eastern Railway) about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast ofDaqing and 110 km (68 mi) northwest ofHarbin, capital of Heilongjiang, and is under the administration ofSuihua City. Home to China's forage and dairy industries, more than 1,814 km2 (700 sq mi) out of Anda's 3,586 km2 (1,385 sq mi) total area is made up of grasslands.
Archaeological sites in the area suggest human activities such as hunting and fishing in Anda can be traced back to 6000 years ago during theNeolithic Era.
Anda has amonsoon-influencedhumid continental climate (KöppenDwa). The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −18.7 °C (−1.7 °F) in January to 23.1 °C (73.6 °F) in July, and the annual mean is +4.19 °C (39.5 °F). A majority of the annual precipitation falls in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 53% in July to 70% in February, the city receives 2,746 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Anda, Heilongjiang, elevation 149 m (489 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) | 11.4 (52.5) | 21.7 (71.1) | 31.4 (88.5) | 35.5 (95.9) | 38.7 (101.7) | 38.2 (100.8) | 36.9 (98.4) | 33.5 (92.3) | 27.0 (80.6) | 16.6 (61.9) | 6.6 (43.9) | 38.7 (101.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) | −6.1 (21.0) | 3.1 (37.6) | 13.7 (56.7) | 21.7 (71.1) | 26.7 (80.1) | 28.4 (83.1) | 26.7 (80.1) | 21.4 (70.5) | 12.1 (53.8) | −0.6 (30.9) | −10.4 (13.3) | 10.4 (50.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.3 (−0.9) | −12.9 (8.8) | −3.2 (26.2) | 7.4 (45.3) | 15.4 (59.7) | 21.1 (70.0) | 23.5 (74.3) | 21.6 (70.9) | 15.3 (59.5) | 6.1 (43.0) | −5.9 (21.4) | −15.9 (3.4) | 4.5 (40.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −23.2 (−9.8) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −9.2 (15.4) | 0.9 (33.6) | 9.1 (48.4) | 15.5 (59.9) | 18.9 (66.0) | 16.9 (62.4) | 9.6 (49.3) | 0.8 (33.4) | −10.4 (13.3) | −20.4 (−4.7) | −0.8 (30.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −39.3 (−38.7) | −35.9 (−32.6) | −29.4 (−20.9) | −14.6 (5.7) | −6.9 (19.6) | 2.4 (36.3) | 8.0 (46.4) | 4.5 (40.1) | −5.2 (22.6) | −16.6 (2.1) | −28.1 (−18.6) | −35.5 (−31.9) | −39.3 (−38.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 1.8 (0.07) | 2.4 (0.09) | 6.4 (0.25) | 15.0 (0.59) | 38.3 (1.51) | 91.1 (3.59) | 137.6 (5.42) | 99.1 (3.90) | 43.6 (1.72) | 17.1 (0.67) | 5.6 (0.22) | 4.3 (0.17) | 462.3 (18.2) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 11.5 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 83.7 |
| Average snowy days | 6.1 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 7.7 | 32.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 69 | 62 | 51 | 46 | 50 | 63 | 74 | 76 | 67 | 60 | 63 | 70 | 63 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 175.7 | 203.7 | 246.4 | 240.4 | 259.4 | 252.6 | 233.6 | 230.9 | 231.2 | 203.1 | 163.3 | 155.2 | 2,595.5 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 62 | 69 | 66 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 53 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 59 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||
Anda administers foursubdistricts, thirteentowns, and onetownships.[4][5]
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