County seat Keshan (克山镇) Postal code 161610 Elevation 223 m Local time Sunday 11:09 PM | Township-level divisions 2 towns9 townships Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area 3,632 km² | |
Country People's Republic of China Weather -4°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Keshan (Chinese: 克山; pinyin: Kèshān) is a county in western Heilongjiang province, China, about 100 km (62 mi) northeast of Qiqihar, which administers it. It is named from a city-shaped extinct volcano, which has a name of Erkeshan in its territory. Its total area is 3,632 square kilometres (1,402 sq mi), with a population of 460,000. Post Code: 161610. The seat of Keshan County is located in Keshan Town.
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Map of Keshan, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China
Geography and climate
Keshan has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb/Dwa), with long, bitterly cold, but dry winters, and humid, very warm summers. The monthly daily mean temperature in January, the coldest month, is −22.0 °C (−7.6 °F), and July, the warmest month, averages 21.9 °C (71.4 °F), with an average annual temperature +1.87 °C (35.4 °F). A majority of the annual precipitation falls in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 54% in July to 71% in February, sunshine is abundant and the area receives 2,710 hours of bright sunshine annually.
Administrative divisions
There are two towns and nine townships in the county:
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