Wuchang, Heilongjiang

Wuchang is a semi-mountainous town; its ground slopes from southeast to northwest. Wuchang rises over 450 metres above sea level. The mountain Zhangguangcai Ling twists toward the southeast; many hills appear in different layers, such as Laoye Ling and Eagle South Mountain. The Songnen Plain to the northwest provides a flat area with highly fertile soil for agriculture.

The Lalin River and Mangnu River run through Wuchang.

Like most of Northeast China, Wuchang has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa). The average temperature is {{convert|3.5|°C|°F}}. January, the coldest month, is about {{convert|-19.1|°C|°F}}. July is the hottest month at about {{convert|22.4|°C|°F}}. The annual precipitation is {{convert|625|mm|in|1|disp=or}}; the frost-free season is 124 days and the annual sunshine hours are 2,576. It is quite normal that the temperature is around {{convert|−25|to|−30|C|F|disp=or}} during winter nights, with {{convert|−19.1|C|F|1}} being approximately the middle value.

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|location = Wuchang, elevation {{convert|195|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)

|Jan high C = -11.5

|Feb high C = -5.8

|Mar high C = 2.9

|Apr high C = 13.7

|May high C = 21.1

|Jun high C = 26.1

|Jul high C = 27.9

|Aug high C = 26.6

|Sep high C = 21.6

|Oct high C = 12.6

|Nov high C = 0.4

|Dec high C = -9.2

|Jan mean C = -17.3

|Feb mean C = -12.2

|Mar mean C = -2.8

|Apr mean C = 7.4

|May mean C = 15.0

|Jun mean C = 20.6

|Jul mean C = 23.2

|Aug mean C = 21.6

|Sep mean C = 15.4

|Oct mean C = 6.6

|Nov mean C = -4.6

|Dec mean C = -14.5

|Jan low C = -22.2

|Feb low C = -17.8

|Mar low C = -8.1

|Apr low C = 1.5

|May low C = 9.1

|Jun low C = 15.6

|Jul low C = 19.0

|Aug low C = 17.3

|Sep low C = 9.9

|Oct low C = 1.5

|Nov low C = -8.9

|Dec low C = -19.0

|Jan record high C = 3.0 |Jan record low C = -37.5

|Feb record high C = 9.5 |Feb record low C = -39.1

|Mar record high C = 19.7 |Mar record low C = -26.5

|Apr record high C = 29.0 |Apr record low C = -13.4

|May record high C = 34.0 |May record low C = -4.4

|Jun record high C = 37.3 |Jun record low C = 5.3

|Jul record high C = 35.7 |Jul record low C = 9.6

|Aug record high C = 35.8 |Aug record low C = 6.6

|Sep record high C = 30.3 |Sep record low C = -4.0

|Oct record high C = 26.4 |Oct record low C = -14.7

|Nov record high C = 19.6 |Nov record low C = -27.5

|Dec record high C = 9.4 |Dec record low C = -37.9

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|year high F = |year low F =

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 5.4

|Feb precipitation mm = 6.0

|Mar precipitation mm = 13.8

|Apr precipitation mm = 25.5

|May precipitation mm = 63.5

|Jun precipitation mm = 108.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 142.1

|Aug precipitation mm = 127.3

|Sep precipitation mm = 54.9

|Oct precipitation mm = 30.0

|Nov precipitation mm = 19.9

|Dec precipitation mm = 9.9

|Jan humidity = 73

|Feb humidity = 67

|Mar humidity = 62

|Apr humidity = 54

|May humidity = 59

|Jun humidity = 69

|Jul humidity = 78

|Aug humidity = 80

|Sep humidity = 73

|Oct humidity = 66

|Nov humidity = 69

|Dec humidity = 74

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 6.3

|Feb precipitation days = 4.8

|Mar precipitation days = 6.8

|Apr precipitation days = 7.9

|May precipitation days = 13.2

|Jun precipitation days = 14.0

|Jul precipitation days = 14.3

|Aug precipitation days = 13.4

|Sep precipitation days = 9.6

|Oct precipitation days = 8.0

|Nov precipitation days = 7.2

|Dec precipitation days = 7.6

|year precipitation days =

|Jan sun = 153.6

|Feb sun = 177.8

|Mar sun = 212.0

|Apr sun = 209.6

|May sun = 229.5

|Jun sun = 233.9

|Jul sun = 214.5

|Aug sun = 209.0

|Sep sun = 218.7

|Oct sun = 182.2

|Nov sun = 142.1

|Dec sun = 136.7

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| Jan percentsun = 54

| Feb percentsun = 60

| Mar percentsun = 57

| Apr percentsun = 52

| May percentsun = 50

| Jun percentsun = 50

| Jul percentsun = 46

| Aug percentsun = 49

| Sep percentsun = 59

| Oct percentsun = 54

| Nov percentsun = 50

| Dec percentsun = 50

| year percentsun =

|Jan snow days = 9.1

|Feb snow days = 6.8

|Mar snow days = 7.9

|Apr snow days = 2.8

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 2.3

|Nov snow days = 8.1

|Dec snow days = 10.2

|year snow days =

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Wuchang City is divided into 10 towns, 2 ethnic towns, 9 townships and 3 ethnic townships.{{cite web

|url = http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/

|title = 国家统计局 2019

|publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China

|language = zh

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;10 towns

• Wuchang ({{lang|zh-Hans|五常镇}}), Shanhe ({{lang|zh-Hans|山河镇}}), Xiaoshanzi ({{lang|zh-Hans|小山子镇}}), Anjia ({{lang|zh-Hans|安家镇}}), Dujia ({{lang|zh-Hans|杜家镇}}), Beiyinhe ({{lang|zh-Hans|背荫河镇}}), Chonghe ({{lang|zh-Hans|冲河镇}}), Shahezi ({{lang|zh-Hans|沙河子镇}}), Xiangyang ({{lang|zh-Hans|向阳镇}}), Longfengshan ({{lang|zh-Hans|龙凤山镇}})

;2 ethnic towns

• Lalin Manchu ({{lang|zh-Hans|拉林满族镇}}), Niujia Manchu ({{lang|zh-Hans|牛家满族镇}})

;9 townships

• Xingsheng ({{lang|zh-Hans|兴盛乡}}), Zhiguang ({{lang|zh-Hans|志广乡}}), Weiguo ({{lang|zh-Hans|卫国乡}}), Changbao ({{lang|zh-Hans|常堡乡}}), Minyi ({{lang|zh-Hans|民意乡}}), Bajiazi ({{lang|zh-Hans|八家子乡}}), Zhangshan ({{lang|zh-Hans|长山乡}}), Xinglong ({{lang|zh-Hans|兴隆乡}}), Erhe ({{lang|zh-Hans|二河乡}})

;3 ethnic townships

• Hongqi Manchu ({{lang|zh-Hans|红旗满族乡}}), Minyue Korean ({{lang|zh-Hans|民乐朝鲜族乡}}), Yingchengzi Manzu ({{lang|zh-Hans|营城子满族乡}})

Wuchang has many advantages for agriculture, such as loamy soil, abundant water, and suitable weather. Grain crops dominate the mix such as rice, corn, soybean, sorghum, cereal and wheat. Other crops that contribute to the local economy include beet and tobacco. The short-grain rice produced in the Wuchang area is considered {{cite web|url=https://www.w5gc.com/index/Details/index.html?id=38|script-title=zh:东北大米哪种最好吃？五常大米只能排第二|publisher="World 5G Convention"|date=2023-05-08|access-date=2024-06-04|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223164636/https://www.w5gc.com/index/Details/index.html?id=38|archive-date=2024-02-23}} to be some of the best rice in China.

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.hljwch.gov.cn/ Official website of Wuchang Government]

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