Bei'an

Bei'an
北安市
Pei-an
Sculpture on Longjiang Road, Bei'an
Sculpture on Longjiang Road, Bei'an
Bei'an is located in Heilongjiang
Bei'an
Bei'an
Location in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 48°15′N 126°31′E / 48.250°N 126.517°E / 48.250; 126.517
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Prefecture-level cityHeihe
Township-level divisions6 subdistricts
5 towns
4 townships
Founded1910
Municipal seatHeping Subdistrict (和平街道)
Area
 • Total6,313 km2 (2,437 sq mi)
Elevation
266 m (873 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total436,444
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
164000
Area code0456
ClimateDwb
Websitewww.hljba.gov.cn

Bei'an (Chinese: 北安; pinyin: Běi'ān; lit. 'northern peace') is a county-level city in west-central Heilongjiang province in the People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of Heihe. Bei'an was the provincial capital of Bei'an province of Manchukuo, a puppet state set up by Japan during the Second World War. Bei'an received the unofficial moniker of "Gun City" because it was the location of Factory #626; Factory #626 mainly manufactured Chinese clones of WW2 firearms and Type 56 rifles. Eventually, it was privatized in the 1980s as the Shougang Kingho Plant until it went bankrupt in 2006. Six years later, a museum detailing the history of Factory #626 opened.[1][2]

Administrative divisions[edit]

Map including Bei'an (labeled as PEI-AN 北安) (AMS, 1951)

There are six subdistricts, five towns and four townships under the city's administration:[3][4]

Subdistricts[edit]

Towns[edit]

Townships[edit]

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Bei'an (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) −4.2
(24.4)
6.0
(42.8)
19.4
(66.9)
27.9
(82.2)
33.8
(92.8)
39.1
(102.4)
36.5
(97.7)
34.4
(93.9)
33.8
(92.8)
24.8
(76.6)
13.0
(55.4)
1.4
(34.5)
39.1
(102.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −16.6
(2.1)
−10.5
(13.1)
−0.5
(31.1)
11.2
(52.2)
19.8
(67.6)
25.2
(77.4)
26.9
(80.4)
24.9
(76.8)
19.4
(66.9)
9.6
(49.3)
−4.2
(24.4)
−14.9
(5.2)
7.5
(45.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −22.7
(−8.9)
−17.5
(0.5)
−6.8
(19.8)
4.9
(40.8)
13.2
(55.8)
19.1
(66.4)
21.7
(71.1)
19.4
(66.9)
12.9
(55.2)
3.5
(38.3)
−9.7
(14.5)
−20.4
(−4.7)
1.5
(34.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −27.6
(−17.7)
−23.6
(−10.5)
−13.1
(8.4)
−1.4
(29.5)
6.3
(43.3)
13.0
(55.4)
16.8
(62.2)
14.5
(58.1)
7.0
(44.6)
−1.8
(28.8)
−14.5
(5.9)
−25.0
(−13.0)
−4.1
(24.6)
Record low °C (°F) −40.9
(−41.6)
−39.3
(−38.7)
−31.5
(−24.7)
−15.3
(4.5)
−6.4
(20.5)
0.7
(33.3)
7.8
(46.0)
2.2
(36.0)
−6.5
(20.3)
−23.3
(−9.9)
−32.1
(−25.8)
−39.2
(−38.6)
−40.9
(−41.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.0
(0.12)
4.0
(0.16)
8.1
(0.32)
20.9
(0.82)
46.5
(1.83)
102.4
(4.03)
145.7
(5.74)
119.5
(4.70)
67.4
(2.65)
22.0
(0.87)
8.8
(0.35)
5.7
(0.22)
554
(21.81)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.1 3.7 4.4 6.6 10.6 13.7 13.8 13.5 10.1 6.5 6.3 7.0 101.3
Average snowy days 9.0 6.0 7.0 4.1 0.2 0 0 0 0.1 3.4 8.5 10.0 48.3
Average relative humidity (%) 74 71 63 53 54 67 78 80 71 64 70 74 68
Mean monthly sunshine hours 160.3 197.3 251.2 238.9 257.4 251.5 244.7 226.3 220.6 192.4 158.2 134.1 2,532.9
Percent possible sunshine 58 68 68 58 55 52 51 52 59 58 58 52 57
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WWII submachine guns at "Gun City, PRC" 1950 – 1956". wwiiafterwwii. August 16, 2023. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "中国最大步枪厂,一个中国最著名枪械品牌的没落" [China's Largest Weapons Factory: The Decline of a Noted Firearms Brand] (in Chinese). December 27, 2016. Archived from the original on August 19, 2023.
  3. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:北安市 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-27.
  4. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

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