Baishan 白山市 | |
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.png) Location of Baishan City (yellow) in Jilin (light grey) and China | |
  Baishan Location of the city center in Jilin | |
| Coordinates (Baishan municipal government):41°56′38″N126°24′53″E / 41.9440°N 126.4147°E /41.9440; 126.4147 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jilin |
| County-level divisions | 6 |
| Incorporated (city) | 8 September 1986 |
| Renamed | 31 January 1994 |
| Municipal seat | Hunjiang District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture-level city |
| • CPC Committee Secretary | Xiang Hui (向辉) |
| • Mayor | Wang Xuefeng (王雪峰) |
| Area | |
| 17,485 km2 (6,751 sq mi) | |
| • Urban (2017)[1] | 388.11 km2 (149.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 471 m (1,545 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| 1,296,575 | |
| • Density | 74.154/km2 (192.06/sq mi) |
| • Urban (2017)[1] | 402,600 |
| • Urban density | 1,037/km2 (2,687/sq mi) |
| GDP[2] | |
| • Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 66.9 billion US$ 10.7 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 53,137 US$ 8,531 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 134300 |
| Area code | 0439 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JL-06 |
| Licence plates | 吉F |
| Website | bs.jl.gov.cn |
Baishan (Chinese:白山;pinyin:Báishān), is aprefecture-level city in southeasternJilin province, in theDongbei (northeastern) part ofChina. "白山" literally means "White Mountain", and is named afterChangbai Mountain (Chinese:长白山;pinyin:Chángbái Shān). Baishan bordersYanbian to the east,Tonghua to the southwest,Jilin City to the north, andNorth Korea to the south.
Baishan is to be granted the title of China International Mineral Water City. In Baishan is theBaishan Dam.
In 1902, theQing imperial government set up the Linjiang County in today's Baishan region. During theManchukuo period, Linjiang county was under the jurisdiction ofTonghua. In March 1959, Jilin provincial government promoted Linjiang County to a county-level city and renamed it as Hunjiang City, which is still under the administration of Tonghua Prefecture. In 1985, Hunjiang City developed into a prefecture-level city, administerring three districts and three counties including Fusong, Jingyu and Changbai. The city was renamed to Baishan in April 1994 with the approval of theState Council.[3]
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
| 1 | Hunjiang District | 浑江区 | Húnjiāng Qū | 330,000 | 1,388 | 238 |
| 2 | Jiangyuan District | 江源区 | Jiāngyuán Qū | 260,000 | 1,348 | 193 |
| 3 | Linjiang City | 临江市 | Línjiāng Shì | 180,000 | 3,009 | 60 |
| 4 | Fusong County | 抚松县 | Fǔsōng Xiàn | 300,000 | 6,150 | 49 |
| 5 | Jingyu County | 靖宇县 | Jìngyǔ Xiàn | 140,000 | 3,094 | 45 |
| 6 | Changbai Korean Autonomous County | 长白朝鲜族自治县 | Chángbái Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn | 80,000 | 2,496 | 32 |
| Climate data for Baishan, elevation 521 m (1,709 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) | 11.8 (53.2) | 16.5 (61.7) | 29.2 (84.6) | 32.2 (90.0) | 35.5 (95.9) | 35.8 (96.4) | 35.7 (96.3) | 30.1 (86.2) | 27.2 (81.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 8.3 (46.9) | 35.8 (96.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) | −2.7 (27.1) | 4.3 (39.7) | 13.9 (57.0) | 20.7 (69.3) | 24.9 (76.8) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.5 (79.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 14.0 (57.2) | 3.1 (37.6) | −5.5 (22.1) | 11.8 (53.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.7 (5.5) | −10.2 (13.6) | −2.1 (28.2) | 6.8 (44.2) | 13.5 (56.3) | 18.4 (65.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 20.6 (69.1) | 14.2 (57.6) | 6.2 (43.2) | −3.2 (26.2) | −12.2 (10.0) | 4.9 (40.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.8 (−5.4) | −16.7 (1.9) | −7.8 (18.0) | 0.3 (32.5) | 6.8 (44.2) | 12.9 (55.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 16.4 (61.5) | 8.8 (47.8) | 0.3 (32.5) | −8.3 (17.1) | −17.8 (0.0) | −0.7 (30.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35.5 (−31.9) | −32.0 (−25.6) | −24.6 (−12.3) | −11.4 (11.5) | −3.9 (25.0) | 3.4 (38.1) | 7.9 (46.2) | 3.1 (37.6) | −4.4 (24.1) | −12.7 (9.1) | −26.5 (−15.7) | −32.7 (−26.9) | −35.5 (−31.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 11.2 (0.44) | 18.1 (0.71) | 27.8 (1.09) | 47.6 (1.87) | 86.1 (3.39) | 116.2 (4.57) | 200.0 (7.87) | 188.8 (7.43) | 65.1 (2.56) | 46.8 (1.84) | 40.2 (1.58) | 18.8 (0.74) | 866.7 (34.09) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 14.3 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 140.2 |
| Average snowy days | 12.8 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 11.2 | 15.1 | 70.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 70 | 66 | 61 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 78 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 71 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 163.5 | 174.5 | 201.3 | 198.5 | 220.0 | 203.0 | 181.7 | 188.1 | 199.0 | 185.4 | 143.5 | 141.5 | 2,200 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 55 | 58 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 44 | 54 | 55 | 49 | 50 | 50 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
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