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Prefecture-level city
  
Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Province
  
Elevation
  
226 m (741 ft)

Area
  
4,448 km²

Area code
  
0456

Sunwu County

Country
  
People's Republic of China

Township-level divisions
  
1 subdistrict2 towns9 townships

County seat
  
Sunwuchengqu Subdistrict (孙吴城区街道)

Sunwu County (simplified Chinese: 孙吴县; traditional Chinese: 孫吳縣; pinyin: Sūnwú Xiàn) is a county under the administration of Heihe City in the north of Heilongjiang province, China, situated on the bank of Amur River, which demarcates the Sino-Russian border. The length of border line within Sunwu county is 36 km (22 mi).

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Map of Sunwu, Heihe, Heilongjiang, China

Sunwu County is surrounded by Lesser Khingan Mountains, and its forest coverage is 45%. The urbanization level is 40%.

Geography and climate

Sunwu County has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb) with very warm, humid summers and severely cold, extremely dry winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −24.5 °C (−12.1 °F) in January to 19.9 °C (67.8 °F), and although temperatures consistently average above 10 °C (50 °F) from May to September, the annual mean, at −0.59 °C (30.9 °F), is low enough to form sporadic permafrost on sheltered sites, which is unusual for areas with this climatic classification. More than 70% of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 52% in July to 73% in February, the area receives 2,576 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Administrative divisions

There is one subdistrict, two towns and nine townships in the county:

The only subdistrict is Sunwuchengqu Subdistrict (孙吴城区街道)

Towns:

  • Sunwu (孙吴镇), Chenqing (辰清镇), Siji (四季镇)
  • Townships:

  • Xixing Township (西兴乡), Yanjiang Manchu Township (沿江满族乡), Yaotun Township (腰屯乡), Woniuhe Township (卧牛河乡), Qunshan Township (群山乡), Fendou Township (奋斗乡), Hongqi Township (红旗乡), Zhengyangshan Township (正阳山乡), Qingxi Township (清溪乡)
  • Transport

  • China National Highway 202
  • Beihei Railway
  • References

    Sunwu County Wikipedia


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