Yakeshi 牙克石市 •ᠶᠠᠭᠰᠢ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ Ya-k'o-shih | |
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 Yakeshi in Hulunbuir | |
  Yakeshi Location of the city center in Inner Mongolia Show map of Inner Mongolia Yakeshi Yakeshi (China) Show map of China | |
| Coordinates:49°17′10″N120°42′43″E / 49.286°N 120.712°E /49.286; 120.712 | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Inner Mongolia |
| Prefecture-level city | Hulunbuir |
| Municipal seat | Xingong Subdistrict |
| Area | |
| 27,590.0 km2 (10,652.6 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 39.00 km2 (15.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 657 m (2,156 ft) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| 256,396 | |
| • Density | 9.29308/km2 (24.0690/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 132,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 022150 |
| Area code | 0470 |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 牙克石 | ||||||
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| Mongolian Cyrillic | Ягши хот | ||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠶᠠᠭᠰᠢ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ | ||||||
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Yakeshi (Mongolian:ᠶᠠᠭᠰᠢ ᠬᠣᠲᠠ;Chinese:牙克石) is acounty-level city ofHulunbuir,Inner Mongolia, China.
Yakeshi has a population of 391,627 and an area of 27,590 square kilometres (10,650 sq mi). It is situated next to theHailar River 70 kilometres (43 mi) east ofHailar District, the seat of Hulunbuir, and on the north side of theGreater Khingan Range.
The city's economy is based onforestry industry,wood products,traditional Chinese medicines,gold,coal,iron,copper,wheat,rapeseed farming,sheep raising anddairy industries.
In 2008 several major players in the automobile industry established car testing facilities in Yakeshi. As part of theElectronic stability control (ESC)-development for new cars, special prototype cars are tested under winter conditions on frozen lakes and special snow-tracks. The first such test facilities were set up in the city by the German automobile supplierRobert Bosch GmbH whose development center for the Chinese car market is inSuzhou in Eastern China.
The city is connected by rail toHarbin andHailar, and the nearest airport is in Hailar.
The original name for the city, Xuguit Banner, came from theMongolian word for the area. Its name was changed to Yakeshi in 1983 when it was designated a county-level city.
Yakeshi is made up of 6subdistricts and 10towns.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
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| Subdistricts | |||||
| Shengli Subdistrict | 胜利街道 | Shènglì Jiēdào | ᠱᠧᠩ ᠯᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Шен ли зээл гудамж | 150782001 |
| Hongqi Subdistrict | 红旗街道 | Hóngqí Jiēdào | ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠲᠤᠭ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Улаан дог зээл гудамж | 150782002 |
| Xingong Subdistrict | 新工街道 | Xīngōng Jiēdào | ᠰᠢᠨ ᠭᠦᠩ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Шин хүн зээл гудамж | 150782003 |
| Yongxing Subdistrict | 永兴街道 | Yǒngxīng Jiēdào | ᠶᠦᠩ ᠰᠢᠩ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Юн шин зээл гудамж | 150782004 |
| Jianshe Subdistrict | 建设街道 | Jiànshè Jiēdào | ᠵᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠱᠧ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Жаан ше зээл гудамж | 150782005 |
| Nuanquan Subdistrict | 暖泉街道 | Nuǎnquán Jiēdào | ᠨᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠴᠢᠦᠸᠠᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Нюан чиован зээл гудамж | 150782006 |
| Towns | |||||
| Mianduhe Town | 免渡河镇 | Miǎndùhé Zhèn | ᠮᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠳ᠋ᠦ᠋ ᠾᠧ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Монд ге балгас | 150782100 |
| Bogt Town | 博克图镇 | Bókètú Zhèn | ᠪᠣᠭᠤᠲᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Боод балгас | 150782101 |
| Chaoheyuan Town | 绰河源镇 | Chāohéyuán Zhèn | ᠴᠣᠤ ᠾᠧ ᠶᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Цуу ге юан балгас | 150782102 |
| Urqihan Town | 乌尔其汉镇 | Wū'ěrqíhàn Zhèn | ᠦᠷᠴᠢᠬᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Үрчхан балгас | 150782103 |
| Huder Town | 库都尔镇 | Kùdū'ěr Zhèn | ᠬᠦᠳᠦᠷ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Хөдөр балгас | 150782104 |
| Toli Gol Town | 图里河镇 | Túlǐhé Zhèn | ᠲᠣᠣᠯᠢ ᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Дооли гол балгас | 150782105 |
| Unir Town | 乌奴耳镇 | Wūnú'ěr Zhèn | ᠦᠨᠢᠷ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Өнөр балгас | 150782106 |
| Tarqi Town | 塔尔气镇 | Tǎ'ěrqì Zhèn | ᠲᠠᠷᠴᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Тарч балгас | 150782107 |
| Ih Toli Gol Town | 伊图里河镇 | Yītúlǐhé Zhèn | ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠲᠣᠣᠯᠢ ᠭᠣᠣᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Их дооли гол балгас | 150782108 |
| Muyuan Town | 牧原镇 | Mùyuán Zhèn | ᠮᠤ ᠶᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Мү юан балгас | 150782109 |
Others:
| Climate data for Yakeshi, elevation 669 m (2,195 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) | −2.2 (28.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | 15.7 (60.3) | 28.4 (83.1) | 34.2 (93.6) | 37.0 (98.6) | 37.4 (99.3) | 34.6 (94.3) | 32.6 (90.7) | 26.5 (79.7) | 13.0 (55.4) | 0.6 (33.1) | 37.4 (99.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −20.6 (−5.1) | −14.4 (6.1) | −3.8 (25.2) | 9.2 (48.6) | 18.5 (65.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 26.0 (78.8) | 24.0 (75.2) | 17.8 (64.0) | 7.5 (45.5) | −6.8 (19.8) | −17.9 (−0.2) | 5.3 (41.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −26.5 (−15.7) | −21.9 (−7.4) | −10.9 (12.4) | 2.4 (36.3) | 11.1 (52.0) | 17.0 (62.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 17.4 (63.3) | 10.1 (50.2) | 0.4 (32.7) | −12.8 (9.0) | −23.2 (−9.8) | −1.4 (29.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −31.6 (−24.9) | −28.4 (−19.1) | −17.7 (0.1) | −4.0 (24.8) | 3.3 (37.9) | 9.8 (49.6) | 13.7 (56.7) | 11.5 (52.7) | 3.6 (38.5) | −5.4 (22.3) | −18.1 (−0.6) | −28.2 (−18.8) | −7.6 (18.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −45.0 (−49.0) | −45.4 (−49.7) | −38.5 (−37.3) | −19.9 (−3.8) | −10.6 (12.9) | −4.4 (24.1) | 2.4 (36.3) | −1.3 (29.7) | −10.0 (14.0) | −20.6 (−5.1) | −38.1 (−36.6) | −43.5 (−46.3) | −45.4 (−49.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 4.7 (0.19) | 5.1 (0.20) | 8.5 (0.33) | 14.2 (0.56) | 29.6 (1.17) | 72.7 (2.86) | 88.5 (3.48) | 90.4 (3.56) | 46.9 (1.85) | 21.5 (0.85) | 8.9 (0.35) | 8.4 (0.33) | 399.4 (15.73) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 12.8 | 14.8 | 13.5 | 10.3 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 116.4 |
| Average snowy days | 13.3 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 11.9 | 15.8 | 76.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 73 | 73 | 68 | 54 | 49 | 64 | 72 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 67 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 144.5 | 192.3 | 254.7 | 245.2 | 263.9 | 258.6 | 251.3 | 240.3 | 210.4 | 197.7 | 153.1 | 118.6 | 2,530.6 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 53 | 67 | 69 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 57 | 47 | 57 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Boketu Town, Yakeshi, elevation 740 m (2,430 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −14.9 (5.2) | −9.6 (14.7) | −1.5 (29.3) | 9.2 (48.6) | 17.9 (64.2) | 22.8 (73.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 17.2 (63.0) | 7.6 (45.7) | −5.0 (23.0) | −13.6 (7.5) | 6.5 (43.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −20.1 (−4.2) | −16.0 (3.2) | −8.0 (17.6) | 2.5 (36.5) | 10.6 (51.1) | 15.9 (60.6) | 18.7 (65.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 9.7 (49.5) | 0.8 (33.4) | −10.6 (12.9) | −18.3 (−0.9) | 0.1 (32.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −23.9 (−11.0) | −21.0 (−5.8) | −14.0 (6.8) | −4.2 (24.4) | 2.7 (36.9) | 8.6 (47.5) | 12.7 (54.9) | 10.6 (51.1) | 3.3 (37.9) | −4.9 (23.2) | −15.2 (4.6) | −22.1 (−7.8) | −5.6 (21.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 2.0 (0.08) | 2.7 (0.11) | 6.6 (0.26) | 16.3 (0.64) | 34.2 (1.35) | 97.2 (3.83) | 130.4 (5.13) | 107.3 (4.22) | 55.5 (2.19) | 17.7 (0.70) | 6.5 (0.26) | 5.1 (0.20) | 481.5 (18.97) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.0 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 15.5 | 16.7 | 15.2 | 10.6 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 107.4 |
| Average snowy days | 9.8 | 7.7 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.0 | 11.6 | 13.0 | 70.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 65 | 62 | 55 | 47 | 48 | 68 | 76 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 65 | 67 | 63 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 203.4 | 224.5 | 275.7 | 263.3 | 271.7 | 257.0 | 251.4 | 243.3 | 232.0 | 217.1 | 183.5 | 175.0 | 2,797.9 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 75 | 77 | 74 | 64 | 57 | 53 | 52 | 56 | 62 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 64 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Yakeshi is located on theHarbin-Manzhouli Railway.
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