Hejin 河津市 Hotsin | |
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 Location in Yuncheng | |
  Hejin Location in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates:35°35′46″N110°42′43″E / 35.596°N 110.712°E /35.596; 110.712 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Yuncheng |
| City seat | Chengqu Subdistrict (城区街道) |
| Area | |
| 593.1 km2 (229.0 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 131.80 km2 (50.89 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| 401,000 | |
| • Density | 676/km2 (1,750/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 220,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 043300 |
| Area code | 0359 |
| Website | www |
Hejin (Chinese:河津;pinyin:Héjīn) is acounty-level city ofYuncheng City, in the southwest ofShanxi province, People's Republic of China, located on the east (left) bank of theYellow River. It bordersJishan andWanrong counties to the east and south,Linfen to the north, andHancheng inShaanxi across the Yellow River to the west. As of 2002[update], it had a population of 360,000 residing in an area of 593 km2 (229 sq mi). The city and its surrounding area is home to abundant aluminium reserves. During theQin dynasty, Hejin was known asPishi County (皮氏县;Píshì Xiàn), renamed toLongmen County (simplified Chinese:龙门县;traditional Chinese:龍門縣;pinyin:Lóngmén Xiàn) during theNorthern Wei, and finallyHejin County (河津县;Héjīn Xiàn) in theSong dynasty. The city's name (河津) literally means "river ford", due to the need of a fording of the Yellow River at the time. In 1994, Hejin was upgraded to its present status as a county-level city.
Hejin City administers two subdistricts, two towns, and five townships.[2]
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| Climate data for Hejin, elevation 459 m (1,506 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) | 14.4 (57.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 29.0 (84.2) | 36.5 (97.7) | 39.6 (103.3) | 41.3 (106.3) | 41.0 (105.8) | 38.8 (101.8) | 39.5 (103.1) | 32.5 (90.5) | 24.1 (75.4) | 16.4 (61.5) | 41.3 (106.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) | 9.4 (48.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 22.8 (73.0) | 27.8 (82.0) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.6 (90.7) | 30.7 (87.3) | 26.0 (78.8) | 20.0 (68.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 6.2 (43.2) | 20.1 (68.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) | 3.8 (38.8) | 9.8 (49.6) | 16.3 (61.3) | 21.4 (70.5) | 25.7 (78.3) | 27.2 (81.0) | 25.5 (77.9) | 20.6 (69.1) | 14.5 (58.1) | 7.4 (45.3) | 1.2 (34.2) | 14.4 (58.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) | −0.7 (30.7) | 4.6 (40.3) | 10.6 (51.1) | 15.6 (60.1) | 20.2 (68.4) | 22.6 (72.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 3.0 (37.4) | −2.9 (26.8) | 9.7 (49.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.8 (5.4) | −15.2 (4.6) | −7.8 (18.0) | 0.0 (32.0) | 3.8 (38.8) | 10.8 (51.4) | 15.3 (59.5) | 14.2 (57.6) | 6.2 (43.2) | −2.2 (28.0) | −11.5 (11.3) | −13.7 (7.3) | −15.2 (4.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 4.5 (0.18) | 7.2 (0.28) | 12.8 (0.50) | 29.0 (1.14) | 43.1 (1.70) | 51.7 (2.04) | 89.9 (3.54) | 92.4 (3.64) | 72.6 (2.86) | 41.7 (1.64) | 16.8 (0.66) | 3.2 (0.13) | 464.9 (18.31) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 71.6 |
| Average snowy days | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 9.6 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 46 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 56 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 132.6 | 136.5 | 166.6 | 196.7 | 222.1 | 205.3 | 196.5 | 184.8 | 149.0 | 147.7 | 136.8 | 137.2 | 2,011.8 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 43 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
