Zhaoyuan County
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Zhaoyuan-County
|native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|肇源县}}}}
|settlement_type = County
|image=
|imagesize =
|image_caption =
|image_map = ChinaDaqingZhaoyuan.png
|mapsize = 220px
|map_caption = Location of Zhaoyuan County in Daqing
|image_map1 = Location of Daqing Prefecture within Heilongjiang (China).png
|map_caption1 = Daqing in Heilongjiang
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = People's Republic of China
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Heilongjiang
|subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city
|subdivision_name2 = Daqing
|subdivision_type3 = Subdivisions
|subdivision_name3 =
|seat_type = County seat
|seat = Zhengfu Street No. 304, Zhaoyuan Town ({{lang|zh-hans|肇源镇政府大街304号}})
|area_total_km2 = 4198
|elevation_m =
|elevation_ft =
|population_total = 475800
|population_as_of = 2013
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_note =
|postal_code = 166500
|website = {{URL|zgzy.gov.cn/}}
|population =
|timezone = China Standard
|utc_offset = +8
}}
Zhaoyuan County ({{zh|s=肇源县|p=Zhàoyuán Xiàn}}), formerly Rear Gorlos Banner, is a county in the west-central part of Heilongjiang Province, China, bordering Jilin province to the south. The southernmost county-level division of Daqing City, it has a land area of {{convert|4198|km2|abbr=on}} and a population of 450,000. The postal code is 166500. The county seat is located in Zhaoyuan Town.
Some farms in Zhaoyuan county with alkaline soil are experimenting rice cultivation with hybrid saltwater-tolerant rice.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BMxx70TXeY CGTN (19 Jan 2020) Could seawater rice determine the future of food security?]
Administrative divisions
Zhaoyuan consists of 8 towns and 8 townships.{{cite web
|url = http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/
|title = 国家统计局
|publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China
|language = zh
|access-date = 2021-12-07}}
- Towns: Zhaoyuan ({{lang|zh-Hans|肇源镇}}), Xinzhan ({{lang|zh-Hans|新站镇}}), Maoxing ({{lang|zh-Hans|茂兴镇}}), Erzhan ({{lang|zh-Hans|二站镇}}), Sanzhan ({{lang|zh-Hans|三站镇}}), Toutai ({{lang|zh-Hans|头台镇}}), Gulong ({{lang|zh-Hans|古龙镇}}), Guqia ({{lang|zh-Hans|古恰镇}})
- Townships: Minyi ({{lang|zh-Hans|民意乡}}), Yishun ({{lang|zh-Hans|义顺乡}}), Haode ({{lang|zh-Hans|浩德乡}}), Daxing ({{lang|zh-Hans|大兴乡}}), Fuxing ({{lang|zh-Hans|福兴乡}}), Heping ({{lang|zh-Hans|和平乡}}), Chaodeng ({{lang|zh-Hans|超等乡}}), Bohetai ({{lang|zh-Hans|薄荷台乡}})
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Zhaoyuan, elevation {{convert|128|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
|Jan high C = -10.9
|Feb high C = -4.9
|Mar high C = 4.0
|Apr high C = 14.4
|May high C = 22.0
|Jun high C = 26.8
|Jul high C = 28.4
|Aug high C = 27.1
|Sep high C = 22.1
|Oct high C = 13.0
|Nov high C = 0.5
|Dec high C = -9.1
|Jan mean C = -17.4
|Feb mean C = -11.9
|Mar mean C = -2.4
|Apr mean C = 7.9
|May mean C = 15.7
|Jun mean C = 21.4
|Jul mean C = 23.8
|Aug mean C = 22.1
|Sep mean C = 15.9
|Oct mean C = 6.8
|Nov mean C = -4.8
|Dec mean C = -14.8
|Jan low C = -22.7
|Feb low C = -18.0
|Mar low C = -8.6
|Apr low C = 1.3
|May low C = 9.4
|Jun low C = 16.0
|Jul low C = 19.4
|Aug low C = 17.7
|Sep low C = 10.4
|Oct low C = 1.5
|Nov low C = -9.4
|Dec low C = -19.6
|Jan record high C = 3.9 |Jan record low C = -40.2
|Feb record high C = 13.3 |Feb record low C = -40.6
|Mar record high C = 22.8 |Mar record low C = -27.0
|Apr record high C = 31.0 |Apr record low C = -10.3
|May record high C = 35.3 |May record low C = -2.2
|Jun record high C = 37.5 |Jun record low C = 4.5
|Jul record high C = 36.9 |Jul record low C = 10.6
|Aug record high C = 36.5 |Aug record low C = 8.3
|Sep record high C = 32.2 |Sep record low C = -0.7
|Oct record high C = 30.7 |Oct record low C = -16.7
|Nov record high C = 17.8 |Nov record low C = -27.3
|Dec record high C = 9.2 |Dec record low C = -36.1
|year high C = |year low C =
|year high F = |year low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 1.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 2.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 5.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 12.6
|May precipitation mm = 43.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 82.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 113.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 89.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 42.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 16.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 7.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 4.0
|Jan humidity = 69
|Feb humidity = 61
|Mar humidity = 52
|Apr humidity = 48
|May humidity = 53
|Jun humidity = 65
|Jul humidity = 77
|Aug humidity = 78
|Sep humidity = 69
|Oct humidity = 62
|Nov humidity = 64
|Dec humidity = 70
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 2.0
|Feb precipitation days = 3.6
|Mar precipitation days = 4.8
|Apr precipitation days = 9.5
|May precipitation days = 11.7
|Jun precipitation days = 12.5
|Jul precipitation days = 10.7
|Aug precipitation days = 8.0
|Sep precipitation days = 5.3
|Oct precipitation days = 4.2
|Nov precipitation days = 4.5
|Dec precipitation days = 6.9
|year precipitation days =
|Jan sun = 180.9
|Feb sun = 205.8
|Mar sun = 241.9
|Apr sun = 237.9
|May sun = 252.0
|Jun sun = 243.0
|Jul sun = 226.0
|Aug sun = 229.4
|Sep sun = 234.6
|Oct sun = 205.5
|Nov sun = 172.2
|Dec sun = 163.2
|year sun =
| Jan percentsun = 64
| Feb percentsun = 70
| Mar percentsun = 65
| Apr percentsun = 58
| May percentsun = 55
| Jun percentsun = 52
| Jul percentsun = 48
| Aug percentsun = 53
| Sep percentsun = 63
| Oct percentsun = 61
| Nov percentsun = 61
| Dec percentsun = 60
| year percentsun =
|Jan snow days = 5.3
|Feb snow days = 4.0
|Mar snow days = 5.4
|Apr snow days = 1.5
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 1.5
|Nov snow days = 5.6
|Dec snow days = 7.2
|year snow days =
|source 1 = China Meteorological Administration{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=5 July 2023}}
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