Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County
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Qinglong County 青龙县 ᠴᡳᠩᠯᡠᠩ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ |
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青龙满族自治县
ᠴᡳᠩᠯᡠᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨQinglong Manchu Autonomous County |
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 Qinglong
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| Coordinates: 40°24′N 118°57′E / 40.400°N 118.950°ECoordinates: 40°24′N 118°57′E / 40.400°N 118.950°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Qinhuangdao |
| Township-level divisions | 11 towns 14 townships |
| County seat | Qinglong (青龙镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,309 km2 (1,278 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 520,000 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 066500 |
| Area code(s) | 0335 |
Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 青龙满族自治县; traditional Chinese: 青龍滿族自治縣; pinyin: Qīnglóng Mǎnzú Zìzhì Xiàn; literally: "blue (or teal) dragon") is a Manchu autonomous county of northeastern Hebei province, China, bordering Liaoning to the north and east and located in the eastern part of the Yan Mountains. It is under the administration of Qinhuangdao City, and, as of 2004[update], had a population of 520,000 residing in an area of 3,309 km2 (1,278 sq mi). Bordering county-level divisions are: Lingyuan and Jianchang County (Liaoning) to the north, Liaoning's Suizhong County and Qinhuangdao city proper to the east, Qian'an and Lulong County to the south, and Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County and Qianxi County to the west.
Qinglong administers 11 towns and 14 townships, which in turn control 396 villages:
Towns:
Townships:
Qinglong has a monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long, cold, and very dry winters, and hot, rainy summers. Spring and autumn are short with some rainfall. The monthly 24-hour average temperature in January is −8.4 °C (16.9 °F), and 24.2 °C (75.6 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 9.25 °C (48.6 °F). The mountainous location means that diurnal temperature variation is rather large, but precipitation is enhanced: the total precipitation is 702 millimetres (27.6 in), with close to 60% of it falling in July and August alone.
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