Prefecture-level city Fushun Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area 3,921 km² Province Liaoning | County seat Qingyuan Postal code 113300 Elevation 238 m Area code 0413 | |
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Country People's Republic of China | ||
Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 清原满族自治县; traditional Chinese: 清原滿族自治縣; pinyin: Qīngyuán Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn), or simply Qingyuan County (清原县) is one of the three counties under the administration of Fushun City, in the east of Liaoning, People's Republic of China, and is also one of the 11 Manchu autonomous counties and one of 117 autonomous counties nationally. It has a population of about 340,000, covering an area of 3,921 square kilometres (1,514 sq mi).
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Map of Qingyuan, Fushun, Liaoning, China
Administrative divisions
There are 18 towns and 7 townships in the county.
Towns:
Townships:
Geography and climate
Qingyuan is located in the north of Fushun City. It spans 41°48′−42°29′ N latitude and 124°20′−125°29′ E longitude. Bordering county-level divisions are as follows:
In Liaoning:
In Jilin:
Qingyuan has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), characterised by hot, humid summers and long, cold and windy, but dry winters. The four seasons here are distinctive. Over 60% of the annual rainfall of 774 mm (30.5 in) occurs from June to August alone. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −14.6 °C (5.7 °F) in January to 23.1 °C (73.6 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 5.87 °C (42.6 °F). In winter, due to the elevation and normally dry climate, diurnal temperature variation regularly exceeds 15 °C (27 °F).